I cannot remember a time when a novel has seduced me so completely . . . Bray writes with such clarity, intelligence and authenticity that it feels as if a trusted old friend is telling you the story, that the characters are people you know. * The Times * Wonderful ... heartbreaking, compassionate and funny. -- Shelley Harris * Independent on Sunday * Bray explores the healing power of religion with rare assurance in one of the year's most impressive debuts. * Mail on Sunday * Bray brings humour, empathy and knowledge to what is fundamentally a novel about grief and faith ... Read this if you like: Jojo Moyes' Me Before You. * Harper's Bazaar * I loved this tender, moving, funny and deeply truthful story about a family and a faith tested to breaking-point. -- Helen Dunmore, author of THE LIE