Publisher Review

'Exquisite... Readers will be rapt' Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'A zigzag journey through Haru's life, rewinding and fast-forwarding from chapter to chapter, leaving us a bit dizzy but thoroughly delighted . . . It's rare these days for a novel to be devoted to beauty, much less present a philosophy, and that's precisely why Barbery's uniquely stand out' Boston Globe 'Unravels in poetic ways' i-D, Fiction to be Excited for in 2024 'If Muriel Barbery's sentences were stones, her books would be cathedrals . . . A magnificent novel' Le Figaro Litteraire 'Magical, infused with poetry . . . A touching story about life's trials, encounters, and friendships' Mademoiselle Lit 'A book of great beauty, imbued with poetry and melancholy' RTL 'An extremely gentle, extremely poetic book. Sad, luminous, and dark too . . . a marvel' France Info