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Feb 21 2022
“An incredibly accomplished novel.”
— Word by Word
Jan 1 2022
“Highly original and deeply researched”
— Annie Proulx
Oct 22 2021
“Funny and moving and true.”
— LA Review of Books
Oct 22 2021
“200 pages of serious entertainment.”
— The Times
Oct 21 2021
“I loved this debut...a meditation on the gap between what we think about and what we do.”
— iNews
Aug 31 2021
“Chidgey is a find.”
— The TLS
Aug 1 2021
“One of the most original, brave and profound explorations of the darkest recesses of the human heart I have ever read.”
— Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
Aug 1 2021
“A mesmerizing escape.”
— Kirkus Review (STARRED REVIEW)
Aug 1 2021
“A gripping mystery.”
— The Yorkshire Post
Aug 1 2021
“As alive and evocative as Millais' painting of Ophelia.”
— Preti Taneja, author of We That Are Young
Aug 1 2021
“This book is unforgettable; it is a masterpiece.”
— Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory and Circus of Wonders
Aug 1 2021
“Hamlet comes to fifties Yorkshire in this compelling riff on love, grief and family strife.”
— Lisa Appignanesi, author of Everyday Madness
Aug 1 2021
“It reads like a mid-century mystery written by Hardy or George Eliot – it’s really that good.”
— Tea Time Book Recommendations podcast
Aug 1 2021
“A fine mystery as well as a fine story.”
— Auntie’s Bookstore (Spokane, WA)
Aug 1 2021
“A quietly assured, beautifully written and thought provoking novel.”
— Years of Reading Selfishly
Aug 1 2021
“Elegant and absorbing.”
— Star Tribune
Aug 1 2021
“A fresh look at the pressures our caste systems place upon all of us, no matter where we come from.”
— Los Angeles Times
Jul 13 2021
“Powerful.”
— The New York Times
Jun 22 2021
“As impressive as the cathedral at its center”
— Publishers’ Weekly - starred
Jun 22 2021
“A clever commentary on the ironies of history”
— The New York Times Book Review / Editor’s Choice
Jun 22 2021
“A sprawling gothic epic”
— The TLS
Jun 22 2021
“Full of intrigue”
— The Independent
Jun 22 2021
“Memorable”
— The Sunday Times
Jun 22 2021
“Such a great read”
— BBC Radio 4
Jun 22 2021
“A treat for lockdown days”
— Catherine Dunne
Jun 22 2021
“An immersive read”
— Richard Beard
Jun 22 2021
“Fascinating”
— Roddy Doyle
Jun 2 2021
“Remote Sympathy will touch your heart and imprint on your soul”
— NB Magazine
May 31 2021
“An insightful account of human nature set against the chaos of war”
— Historical Novels Review
May 31 2021
“A vital turn in Holocaust literature” (Starred Review)
— Publishers Weekly
May 24 2021
“Great stuff”
— The Times / Best Books of the Year So Far
May 20 2021
“The writing is beautifully wrought and the research a result of years of study”
— The Jewish Chronicle
May 13 2021
“Immersive, profound, and beautifully plotted.”
— The Guardian
May 6 2021
“A realistic take on medieval society”
— The Jewish Chronicle
May 1 2021
“Remote Sympathy is concerned with our ability to look the other way when faced with uncomfortable truths.”
— The Big Issue
Apr 26 2021
Remote Sympathy – Catherine Chidgey
— Lizzy’s Literary Life
Apr 23 2021
Historical Fiction Book of the Month
— The Sunday Times
Apr 22 2021
Thirst
— Shelf Awareness
Apr 7 2021
The Son of the House
— Publishers Weekly
Mar 28 2021
Best new world fiction for March 2021
— The Sunday Times
Mar 25 2021
Wanderers: Salina
— Annetology
Mar 23 2021
“Be prepared to finish the book possibly without pause”
— Waterstones
Mar 17 2021
Shortlisted!
— NZ Book Awards
Mar 16 2021
“A pleasure to read and follow”
— Shiny New Books
Mar 8 2021
“Thoroughly engrossing”
— Kirkus Reviews - starred
Mar 8 2021
“Sweeping and human”
— The New Yorker - Included in “Briefly Noted”
Mar 1 2021
Starred review
— Publishers Weekly
Feb 28 2021
“Heartily involving”
— For Winter Nights
Feb 23 2021
“An epic teeming with humanity”
— NB Magazine