“…propulsive and compelling…a gripping [story].” — New York Times Book Review

“Beautifully subtle. … It draws the reader in page after page.” — Boston Globe

“Astonishing Splashes of Colours is a brave and startling book, tinted, shaded and stained like life itself.” — Philadelphia Inquirer

“This finely constructed novel, Booker Prize (shortlist), should please readers of both popular and literary fiction.” — Library Journal (starred review)

“Wellington, a memorable heroine, narrates “Astonishing Splashes of Color,” a terrific debut novel by British writer Clare Morrall.” — Buffalo News

“An extraordinary, gripping novel written with no sentimentality. A wonderful piece of writing” — Professor John Carey, Chair of the Man Booker Prize

“A heart-breaking and accomplished debut.” — Bookseller (London)

“An extremely good first novel: deceptively simple, subtly observed, with a plot that drags you forward like a strong current.” — Daily Mail (London)

“A moving novel about loss, and particularly lost children” — The Guardian (UK)

“A core of truth, suffused with a golden glow, becoming more pleasurable the more [it] wander[s].” — San Francisco Chronicle

“Equally dangerous and endearing, ASTONISHING SPLASHES OF COLOUR is a poignant tour through the many moods of loss.” — Laurie Fox, author of The Lost Girls

“Astonishing Splashes of Color commands us from the first page…” — Jacquelyn Mitchard

“This finely constructed novel, Booker Prize (shortlist), should please readers of both popular and literary fiction.” — Library Journal

“An inprobably uplifting novel about depression and its sources.” — Independent (UK)

“Absorbing and sure-footed first novel…extremely well written and cimpulsively readable…a genuinely solid and satisfying work of fiction.” — Sunday Times (London)