TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR
BOOKLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR
WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR
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"Monumental and vividly imagined" (Daily Telegraph)
"Wonderfully entertaining" (Sunday Times)
"Written with vim and vigour" (Times)
"Elegant and poignant" (Times Literary Supplement)
"Lively and engrossing" (Literary Review)
"A mesmerising journey" (Al Jazeera)
"Outstanding ... fantastic" (Foreword)
"Delightful and invigorating" (Middle East Monitor)