UK PRAISE FOR
THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF NINA FINDLAY

“Romance is everywhere in this novel: filial, parental, platonic, amorous—and flirting and coupling and unraveling. But The Enlightenment of Nina Findlay is not chick lit. There’s a provocative intelligence in Gillies’ tale that challenges perceptions and beliefs about love, honesty, and betrayal. At its heart lies a mystery in the diary of Nina’s mother that holds the key to her own self-knowledge.” —Bookanista.com

A Bookanista Summer Reading Pick, 2014

“The Enlightenment of Nina Findlay traces the loops and fissures of memory … it moves backwards and forwards over several decades, uncovering intergenerational secrets and the holes in the stories people tell themselves.” —The Guardian

“Gillies’ second novel is an intelligent, thoughtful, grown-up romance about second chances and the complications of relationships.” —Sunday Herald (Scotland)

“A delicate depiction of life, love, and possible madness … Moving and surprising.” —Daily Express

“If you like a book that makes you think as well as lose yourself, this is the one. Gillies portrays the complexities of relationships, and draws her characters so clearly, you think you really know them in real life. And then you’re sad because you don’t. I can’t recommend it highly enough.” —Katie Fforde

“Funny and wise … Not to be missed.” —Good Housekeeping

“A real page-turner.” —My Weekly