‘Exquisite…to be marvelled at.’

– Guardian

‘Outstanding… Davies is a poet, and this is a poet’s novel in the very best sense – every word is pin-sharp and perfectly in its place.’

– The Times

‘Pearl is a marvellously contradictory creation, showing the cruelty in children as well as their neediness, their capacity for love and friendship... Davies’ novel reads almost like a prose poem.’

– Independent on Sunday

‘A sexy, contrary book…also a story concerned with morality. The most sustained and challenging aspect of the narrative is its insistence about what a little girl is like.’

– Times Literary Supplement

‘Brutal, funny... One of those rare novels that is genuinely about sex, in all its irrationality and potential for self-destruction.’

– Lionel Shriver, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin

‘Best for highbrow sun lounging…told with a gothic, sensual style that Angela Carter would be proud of.’

– Grazia

‘Raw, lyrical, sad, this haunting story packs a deceivingly strong punch.’

– Publishers Weekly

‘Dark, beautifully descriptive and rather haunting.’

– Grazia Daily

‘A spiky echo of Angela Carter, with whom Ms Davies at her best stands fair comparison… The language is fresh, the imagery striking…and Pearl herself is a rampant, compelling, fully-realised, wild-eyed, teary creation.’

– The Scotsman

‘A poetic and strange novel, full of flair.’

– Emerald Street

‘A rounded, complex portrait of growing-up that has an atmosphere all of its own.’

– We Love This Book

Praise for True Things About Me

‘In this wallop of a little novel... Ms. Davies writes with such spunk that you stay with her for much of the ride’ New York Times