Irish Times Review
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Here's an extract:
'Boyce’s subject matter may be dark, and she treats it with the seriousness it deserves, but she writes with a lightness of touch not often seen in the genre; this is the most entertaining yet substantial historical novel I’ve read since Joseph O’Connor’s Star of the Sea. You may not expect a book about fear and repression to be not only enjoyable but funny; The Herbalist often is.'
This is a hugely impressive and wonderfully assured debut novel. I can’t wait to see what Boyce does next.
Comments
'The Herbalist' sits on my shelf soon to be read & I look forward.