The Crane Wife

Patrick Ness is on top form here . . . The Crane Wife is a tale full of bittersweet wonder with a very human soul. A treat. -- Matt Haig
The Crane Wife is a special novel: a perfect fusion of surreal imagery and beautifully crafted internal logic. Turning it over in my hands once I'd finished, I began to think of it as the literary equivalent of a Japanese puzzle box with poetry, ideas and jokes twisting and sliding out of it at surprising angles -- Helen Brown * * Daily Telegraph * *
Delightful and heart-warming * * Grazia * *
The dialogue is natural and inspired, and sparkles with latent tension * * Independent on Sunday * *
A lovely and magical book -- T.C. Boyle
This is a novel that treads with feather-deft steps through ordinary lives touched by magic, then takes flight on wing beats of powerful storytelling -- ALI SHAW, author of The Girl with Glass Feet
A heart-warmingly deranged new voice * * Guardian * *
When George and his daughter, with their seemingly ordinary quirks and heartbreaks, are befriended by an enigmatic woman, art, beauty, and myth become living forces in their lives. This poignant novel echoes with the longings and sorrows of the ages. But what came as a most delightful surprise is the humor and humanity that Patrick Ness brings to this story -- EOWYN IVEY, author of The Snow Child
Ness is both accessible and sophisticated, handling big subjects in prose that is simple and heart-stopping -- Sunday Times (on the Chaos Walking trilogy)
An insanely beautiful writer * * Time Magazine * *