The Good Companions

"Priestley is a writer whom I admire. I remember reading The Good Companions in one fell juvenile swoop." Melvyn Bragg; "A truly great novel." The Sunday Times; "Wonderful vitality... describes with unfailing truth and humour the rich fabric of English provincial life." The Daily Telegraph; "One of the great novels of the 20th Century." Paul Johnson, The Spectator; "Picaresque, picturesque... If you have not read it I envy you, it lies ahead..." Barry Cryer; "A wonderful story." Dame Judi Dench; "We all know his plays, now is the time to be re-introduced to his novels." Timothy West; "He belongs in a great English realist tradition that includes Bennett and Galsworthy." Michael Billington; "A marvellous writer" David Hockney