“Novella length and crystalline in its clarity, it crackles with atmosphere and plays with both perception and ever heightening dread.”

“A triumph of storytelling, even without the shocking twist that changed novel-writing forever.”

“Ahhhh, a non-fiction book about our world that is actually hopeful. That takes the long view and invites us to see with clarity, beyond what appears a morass, a man-made quagmire, into a future that is brighter than we think. Less threatening than we fear. I for one needed this book.”

“When I first met Andrew, I was struck by how thoughtful, how gentle, how fearless he was. And his writing is exactly the same. This non-fiction book is about what happens when parents are raising a child they barely recognize. A child not at all like themselves physically, in temperament, talents, personality, aspirations. It is riveting, filled with insight, love, forgiveness, struggle, understanding. A powerful, beautiful read.”

“In 1938 fishermen off Madagascar brought up something extraordinary in their nets, a coelacanth, a huge fish with vestige arms, thought to be the missing link and extinct for 400 million years. This is the riveting story of what was described as the ‘greatest scientific find of the century.’”

“Terrifying, gripping, totally absorbing. I read Perfume before I started to write my first book, Still Life, and Süskind’s work showed me the power of engaging all the senses of the reader. Not just intellect, but our more primal senses. Astonishing.”