'I loved it'
- J.K. Rowling
'A captivating retelling of the Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it's a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity'
- Donna Tartt
'At once a scholar's homage to the Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist ... A book I could not put down'
- Ann Patchett
'Inventive, passionate, uplifting and different ... A truly worthy winner'
- Joanna Trollope