A most impressive, assured and enjoyable debut. -- James Kidd * Independent * Very funnyWalker [ has a] flair for scene-setting. * Guardian * [ A] sharply written, shrewdly observed, satirically funny look at the middle-class obsession with property, the dream that has turned into a nightmare for a generation. * Herald * Completion is a witty, deftly-written portrait of a dysfunctional family in contemporary Britain. Revealing about the young: uncomfortably acute about their parents. * Spectator, Books of the Year * Clever idea: Tim Walkers adroit debut novel tells the story of a scattered London family through their relationship to their Highbury home. This is a story of the rampant property mania that dominates the national conversation and an acute satire on urban First World problems. Its wittily doneWalker imagines himself equally confidently into the minds of a rich retiree, an expat mum and a Shoreditch hipsterSo timelyWalkers characters are fully fleshed[ and] there are lots of nice touchesThis is a proper London novel, and properly good fun. * Evening Standard * Completion is an entertaining debut about the way the property obsession has blinded many to the real value of people and families. * Independent on Sunday * Completion threads satire through a territory every bit as cut-throat as the pioneers Wild West: the property market in contemporary LondonCompletion is lively and often hilariousbeautifully tart prose offers something to admire throughout. * Literary Review * Tim Walker's debut novel brims with wit and rich characterisation. It casts a sardonic gaze on hipster subculture, political idealism and our property-obsessed societyThe four main plot strands are handled with skillCompletion is a warm and invigorating read, and highly recommended. * The List * Walkers amusing first novel follows the quirky and engaging family on their lives away from home over 30 yearsan enjoyable romp. * Daily Mail * [ A] deliciously funny novelWalkers clever observations on materialism, parenting, love, friendship and even internet dating are piercingly accurate, but served up with a generous dollop of humourFluidly written, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this debut from Walker is guaranteed to leave readers wanting more. * Press Association syndicated review *
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