"Stunning...overdue in becoming a sensation...Roberts's messy collision of desires and drives leads to thwarted dreams, heartbreak, betrayal and a prison sentence. It's a story as old as time, but, to my mind, it's never been told so effectively, principally because Roberts invests us emotionally in both sides of the tug-of-war...It's not a happy story. It's better than that, fraught and honest." --New York Times Book Review

"A powerful story of forbidden love, regret, and living as your true self." --Vanity Fair

"Roberts beautifully captures the devastation of being unable or unwilling to live in one's truth...A melancholy story about love, loss, and unnecessary suffering." --Kirkus Reviews

"Complex and nuanced exploration of a love triangle...a moving depiction of human passions, frailties, and struggles." --Publisher's Weekly

"A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance." --The Guardian

"A moving story of longing and frustration." --The Observer

"Bethan Roberts is a fearless writer." --Louise Welsh, author of The Cutting Room, on The Good Plain Cook