«Eye-popping...Astonishing naked honesty»

Telegraph

«Newman at his best...Twice the book one could have dared to hope for, a narrative that is astute, introspective and surprisingly graceful.»

Wall Street Journal

«A stunning memoir...stuns with brutal honesty...smolders with introspection»

Daily Mail

«It's never not psychologically fascinating - a compelling insight into how profoundly right Philip Larkin was about the power of bad parents»

The Times