Here's passion and addiction, guilt and damage, all the beautiful mess of family life. one of the most intensely vibrant novels I've ever read Boston Globe Masterful in her authenticity, quicksilver dialogue, wise humour, and receptivity to mystery, Anshaw has created a deft and transfixing novel of fallibility and quiet glory BooklistĪ brilliant feat of storytelling. Words used to praise Anshaw's earlier novels - witty, warm, intimate, poignant - apply equally well to her most compelling book yet, a wholly seductive tale of siblings, addiction, conviction, and genius.

Sylvia Brownrigg, The New York Times Book Review Anshaw has written not only a funny, smart and closely observed story, but also one that explores the way tragedy can follow hard on celebration, binding people together even more lastingly than passion. has a knack for capturing a personality in a single phrase Financial Times Anshaw conveys beefy emotions and life-changing events with the most gossamer of touches Rachel Johnson, VogueĬarol Anshaw is one of those authors who should be a household name. intimately dissects how one event or choice can alter the trajectory of a life, how a fork in the road can lead to wholly unexpected and divergent outcomes Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesĪ funny, vivid and pingingly true story about longing and the pain of love. Carry The One is a marvellous novel, grown-up, smart and emotionally intelligent about people who, like the rest of us, try but mostly fail to keep their ducks in a row Patrick Ness, GuardianĪ tender tale of what happens to ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances Marie Claireīeautifully observed. Anshaw's writing subtle, bemused, kind and smart, she nails moment after moment. Anshaw sees her characters with startling clarity, an acute alertness to nuance, and no small helping of warmth and humour. It is delicate in its touch, yet huge in its reach Observer An enormously engaging novel Daily MailĬarry The One is a finely crafted novel, full of phrases you want to cut out and keep, and characters you think you know. Her deftly episodic novel of love, time and off-beat family life is warm, generous and wise.

Carry the one by carol anshaw