PRAISE FOR

ISLAND

“A brooding, furiously powerful tale… of a madness as terrifying as it is logical, simple and classical in its tragic lines, is also a complex rendering of the art of storytelling.”

—Kirkus (* starred review)

“The narrative rushes headlong through comedy, tragedy to regeneration, but that is not where its strength lies, nor why I said ‘Wow’ at its finish. This book reminds us of the power of stories, of their possibilities. It is the song which Jane Rogers sings, and it is triumphant.”

—Sunday Telegraph

“Like many of the finest novelists of her generation, Jane Rogers has a way with myth. She manages to combine lightness of touch with moral weight… to produce a simple narrative of… force and momentum.”

—Times Literary Supplement

“Island is a fable which works in the way that a fairy story works. It takes you into the heart of a dark wood, where there is no hope at all, and brings you out the other side, ready, if not to live happily ever after, then at least to begin to live.”

—Guardian