Theory & Practice

I loved Theory & Practice ... raw, funny, truthful, youthful -- Tessa Hadley
Michelle de Kretser is to my mind one of the finest writers alive and Theory & Practice a lightning strike of a book -- Ali Smith
Startlingly, uncannily good -- V. V. Ganeshananthan
de Kretser is one of the most quietly thrilling writers around -so sharp, funny and inventive that I can only envy anyone who hasn't had the joy of reading her -- Anthony Cummins * Daily Mail *
Michelle de Kretser is one of the living masters of the art of fiction -- Max Porter
Theory and Practice blazes with intelligence, passion and wit. -- Sarah Waters
Is it a novel? is it a memoir? Is it an essay? Who cares. Michelle de Kretser has blown the doors off completely ...Theory & Practice is a damned good book -- John Self * Times *
So sharp, funny and inventive that I can only envy anyone who hasn't had the joy of reading her * Daily Mail *
An ever-inventive novel alive throughout to the urgent necessities of desire ...a beguiling talent ... precise and involving -- Tim Adams * Observer *
this book is truly elegant, its tone one of generous curiosity * Irish Times *
Michelle de Kretser is a genius - one of the best writers working today. She is startlingly, uncannily good at naming and facing what is most difficult and precious about our lives. Theory & Practice is a wonder -- V.V. Ganeshananthan, author of Women's Prize for Fiction and Carol Shields Prize award-winning Brotherless Night
Michelle de Kretser, one of the best writers in the English language, has written her most brilliant book yet. It is, in short, a masterpiece -- Neel Mukherjee
A gem of a book, suffused with the fervent atmosphere of student life, which asks the reader to look again - at literary history, at the idea of the novel, at ourselves -- Francesca Wade, author of Square Haunting
Funny and experimental...the prose shimmers -- Zoe Guttenplan * Literary Review *
Ferociously intelligent ...This searching novel offers (de Kretser's) characteristic blend of moral clarity, bite, and sumptuous style * Kirkus starred review *
Praise for Michelle de Kretser and Scary Monsters -- :
A truly great writer -- Ali Smith
Magnificent, peerless writing * Guardian *
There are very, very few writers who can match her style, her intelligence, her vision. To read her is to be changed -- Neel Mukherjee
A novel of luminous intelligence and profound depth -- Monica Ali
A dazzling novel by a hugely talented author -- Sarah Waters