The Assassin's Cloak

Triumphantly eclectic and entertaining . . . What this delightful book demonstrates is that there is nothing more gripping than everyday life, and nothing more extraordinary than the commonplace * * Observer * *
Utterly compulsive, thanks, in part, to the excellent editing and the way in which they have allowed the commonplace to co-exist with the sage, the hackneyed with the gnostic. Its cumulative effect is surprisingly moving * * The Times * *
Wonderful . . . The range of diarists and subjects is remarkable, and the anthology is one to which you will want to return again and again * * Sunday Times * *
For a delicious daily read, nothing can eclipse The Assassin's Cloak. This is the ultimate bedside book * * Daily Mail * *
This gloriously serendipitous gathering of diarists provides wonderfully diverse comments on virtually everything under the sun * * Sunday Telegraph * *
A superb collection . . . Gossipy, funny, perceptive and vicious . . . Every dip-in is a sheer delight * * Observer * *
So enthralling that one devours chunks at a time. One of the paperbacks of this year, or any year * * Herald * *
The sublime and the ridiculous for once co-exist rather marvellously, letting us take insight from the mundane or the momentous, or simply from unique moments in time * * Observer * *
There are tremendous riches here. You are left with a kaleidoscope of images . . . There is profound despair, excitement, hope and a great deal of confession. The overall result is strangely uplifting * * Daily Telegraph * *
Like Shakespeare, the Bible and some of those other bedside titles, The Assassin's Cloak is not so much a book as a world * * Washington Post * *