'Subtle, witty, inventive and intelligent... Illuminating and entertaining' Observer.
'Tobias Jones is a sublime writer who has the ability to bring tears to the eyes' Daily Telegraph.
'It is Jones's humanity and gift for characterisation that make his book so captivating... His account rings with universal truths' Financial Times.
'An affectionate, occasionally appalled observer, an inside-outsider. He is uminstakably not a tourist' Independent.
'Jones strikes just the right balance between history, anecdote and facts... A brilliant, though bleak, book' ― New Statesman