‘McKay has a genius for comedy’ The Sunday Times
‘The Exiles is a delight’ Guardian
‘McKay has created a boisterous, chaotic family which almost makes me want to rush out and adopt three sisters’ Times Educational Supplement
‘I can’t think of a girl aged between eight and eighteen who wouldn’t enjoy this little gem of a book’ Jill Murphy, author of The Worst Witch
‘Readers will be tickled by the children’s attempts to evade their canny grandparent and will be touched by the affection that blossoms between generations despite initial clashes of wills.’ Publishers Weekly
‘Farce and genuine soft-hearted concern here mix wonderfully’ Guardian
‘The characters are beautifully developed . . . recorded with such humour and sensitivity that it is an engrossing, sometimes laugh-out-loud story’ Write Away