The Finest Type of English Womanhood

Heath combines imaginative, fast paced story telling with an unerring sense of period, place and mood... an exceptionally well-written, suspenseful novel.

Guardian

Excellent on the atmosphere of post-war Britain and the lure of South Africa... compellingly told, reminiscent of early Doris Lessing ... the twists keep the reader glued to the novel.

Independent

...thrillingly macabre.

Daily Telegraph

Excellent ... There is a compulsion and persuasive assurance in the writing

Sunday Times

A strong, dark and original story, told by an engrossing new voice in English fiction

Miranda Seymour

An exceptionally well-written, suspenseful novel ... with an unerring sense of period, place and mood

Guardian

The strength of this book is its evocation of powerful sexuality and its capturing the flavour of South Africa 50 years ago.

MSLEXIA

Heath's reckless, innocent Laura, caught in the upheaval and cruelty of an unjust system that mingled bloodshed with the tennis club and the bitchy tea party, is unforgettable

MSLEXIA

Rachel Heath explores the dangers of intimacy, the secrets behind ordinary existences, the fruitlessness of the search for a home, and, ultimately, the grim inevitability of disaster. A promising debut from a startling new voice.

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