'A novel of luminous intelligence and profound depth, written with verve, humour and exceptional elegance.' Monica Ali

'Written with incandescent moral energy, boundless compassion, and astonishing precision and beauty, Michelle de Kretser's Scary Monsters extends the very possibilities of the novel form. On the contemporary international scene, there are very, very few writers who can match her style, her intelligence, her vision. To read her is to be changed.' Neel Mukherjee

'Bold, spare and completely original, one of the most exciting contemporary novels I've read for a very long time.' Preti Taneja

'Scary Monsters is a marvel. Each of the two very different parts of the novel had me totally riveted, intensely absorbed, wowed by de Kretser's scathing accuracy - whether she's chronicling youth's delights and distortions or a future where prosperity is the new "unethics." It's a wildly remarkable book that unfolds like no other.' Joan Silber, author of Secrets of Happiness and Improvement

Praise for The Life to Come:

'Is it possible we already have the year's best novel? I'll be amazed if anything surpasses this compulsive, exquisitely light-footed narrative...glorious.' Daily Mail

'De Kretser's satirical observations - on the literati, self-congratulation, suburban pretension - are so subtly deboning they remind me of Jane Austen's...The Life to Come deserves all the gongs we can bang for it.' Spectator

'Exhilaratingly good writing...each page yields sparkling sentences and keen observations.' Literary Review

'[de Kretser's] writing captures, with unflagging wit, grace and subtlety, the spiritual as well as physical journeys of people on the move - between cultures, mindsets and stages of growth.' Boyd Tonkin, Financial Times