Praise for The Memory Man:
‘A sensitive examination of memory and history and of whether you can really trust either of them’ – Observer
‘It speaks of history and one cannot stop listening’ – John Berger
‘Clever, unexpectedly funny, and pegs along at a thrillerish pace …’ – Daily Mail
‘Adroit and elegant’ – Edmund White
‘Fresh and interesting, conveying a sharp sense of place and period’ – The Times
‘Makes us question how memories are made, and fates are formed’ – Gillian Slovo
‘A powerful novel about memory, guilt, and parenthood’ – Independent on Sunday
‘Appignanesi’s depiction of Nazi Europe is notable for its atavistic sense of place. Madeleine moments are examined with an eye to science as well as the soul’ – Independent
‘Lisa Appignanesi’s The Memory Man really stayed with me’ – Helena Kennedy QC, Books of the Year, The Guardian
‘Intriguing, entertaining, compelling … an ingeniously conceived plot’ – Jewish Chronicle
‘Heartbreaking’ – Late Living