"‘The two worlds of ice and heat, a century apart, are carefully balanced by exquisitely restrained prose' GUARDIAN
`Remarkable both as stylist and storyteller, Sackville unfolds a love story of compelling contrasts...a fine and distinctive first novel' MAURA DOOLEY
`An exceptional debut novel ... She writes like a younger Rachel Cusk, precise poetry undercut by dry wit' FINANCIAL TIMES
`Spanning a single day, the novel's dream-like structure belies its linguistic and emotional precision ... a poised beginning' Daily Mail"