[Sprawson] has an ornate style of prose, apparently smooth, but rippling with wit and candour… Haunts of the Black Masseur was a delight when I read it first time round and 25 years on, it strikes me as even ...
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday
Original and sparkling… A haunting, sensual, slippery read that will make you long for seaweed on your skin and sand between your toes. A must for swimmers
Rebecca Wallersteiner, The Lady
A wholly original idea...a brilliant translation of a singular passion
Alan Ross, Times Literary Supplement
[Sprawson] has an ornate style of prose, apparently smooth, but rippling with wit and candour… Haunts of the Black Masseur was a delight when I read it first time round and 25 years on, it strikes me as even ...
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday
Original and sparkling… A haunting, sensual, slippery read that will make you long for seaweed on your skin and sand between your toes. A must for swimmers
Rebecca Wallersteiner, The Lady
A wholly original idea...a brilliant translation of a singular passion
Alan Ross, Times Literary Supplement
[Sprawson] has an ornate style of prose, apparently smooth, but rippling with wit and candour… Haunts of the Black Masseur was a delight when I read it first time round and 25 years on, it strikes me as even ...
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday
Original and sparkling… A haunting, sensual, slippery read that will make you long for seaweed on your skin and sand between your toes. A must for swimmers
Rebecca Wallersteiner, The Lady
A wholly original idea...a brilliant translation of a singular passion