ONeills storytelling here has an enthralling fireside quality A book to sink into, in other words, and one not to be missed Guardian
A meticulously constructed marvel Nobody elses fiction tears up the ground quite like ONeills profoundly introspective novels his stories are marvels of narrative magic and stylistic panache Like Godwin, this novelist is a player whose charges and feints will leave you amazed and defeated Washington Post
Delightful, funny rapidly told in masterful prose' Financial Times
'Erudite, wide-roving, politically engaged' Telegraph
ONeill is to privileged white guys in crisis what Sally Rooney is to young intellectuals in love A new and moving take on his usual tale of masculine doom, which gives this deceptively light comic novel a subtly profound undertowits all enjoyable The Times
Absorbing picaresque Vogue
'Exciting and incisive This has all the velocity and swerve of an unstoppable free kick' Publishers Weekly
'Minute, hilariously observed, and poignant replete with laugh-out-loud observations, gorgeously turned phrases, and exhilarating dialogue I wish there were more books like this' Elif Batuman, author of Either/Or
A fantastic novel, brilliantly crafted, using such a clever lens to explore the world of football I loved it Marcus du Sautoy, author of Around the World in 80 Games
A comedic hunt for raw footballing talent in Africa explores a new kind of colonialism' Guardian
'Populous, lively and intellectually challenging' New York Times Book Review
'I didnt want it to end You absolutely have to read this What an achievement. Among the best novels Ive read in a long time' Bill Buford, author of Among the Thug
'An astonishing marathon of storytelling' Kirkus Reviews
An exercise in realism by one of its finer contemporary disciples Vulture
