Great.

Victoria Park is a beautifully crafted and moving novel about a community over the course of a year. In twelve linked stories, the lives of diverse residents of the park criss-cross in subtle, revealing and surprising ways. This book highlights and reminds us of our connectedness (however brief) in a rapidly changing world. There are big themes here; the heartbreak of dementia, the trials of IVF, betrayal, dislocation, longing, loving and identity. A young thief finds something shocking, a house cleaner reads her daughter's diary, a woman thinks a portrait of herself is a picture of her mother. The aftermath of an acid attack in the park, threads its way through the stories, touching everyone in different ways. This debut novel has stayed with me. The lyrical quality of the writing, its engaging
and vital characters, gentle humour, sensitivity and profound insights are a true delight.