The Great Godden (Hardback)

'This smart and humorous novel is, from the first sentence, rapture to read. Each paragraph is crafted with a joke, insight or observation that makes you eager for more' - The Sunday Times

'A brilliant short book for someone looking for a thoughtful, impactful summer read... It sounds like it's going to be the quintessential holiday romance but it's so much more than that' - Pandora Sykes, The High Low Podcast 

'... far too good to be monopolised by the teenage market. My advice: buy it for the young person in your life and then sneak off with it yourself' - The Times

'A wonderful, captivating writer' - The Daily Telegraph 

'Meg Rosoff has the gift of being able to talk to the reader with a directness that goes like an arrow to the heart' - The Times 

'No one writes the way Rosoff does - as if she's thrown away the rules. I love her fizzy honesty, her pluck, her way of untangling emotion through words' - The Daily Telegraph 

'It is only occasionally that a writer comes along with a voice so stridently pure and direct and funny that you simply can't question it - you tumble willingly into its thrall' - Julie Myerson, The Guardian 

'A wonderfully original voice' - The New Statesman 

'A magical and utterly faultless voice' - Mark Haddon

'Searingly well written, her books read like Samuel Beckett on Ecstasy' - The Times 

'Like Ephron, Rosoff has a lightness of touch, and is also a clever comic writer: her dialogue is sharp, her characters keenly observed and ruthlessly well realised' - The Sunday Times 

'A classic summer, coming-of-age story, wonderfully done... Its hazy nostalgia tempered by a winning self-awareness, The Great Godden is a joyful, generous read' - The Sunday Telegraph 

'A touching coming-of-age novel that is perfect for summertime' - The Sunday Express S Magazine 

'A dreamy, atmospheric tale about love, sibling rivalry and family secrets' - The Irish Independent 

'As a coming of age story, it hits all the right notes when tackling frustrations, loneliness and sexuality during a turbulent time' - Magic Radio Book Club 

'This brilliant, witty, very modern novel is the perfect summer coming of-age read... A perfectly-pitched look at adolescent loss of innocence, it balances dark manipulation with sharp humour' - The Daily Mail 

'A study of narcissism, eternal adolescence and those indelible first loves'  - The Times