"These stories are challenging, tricky, ripe with allusionary gateways to the wider world of literature. And so rewarding, for the richness of character, the intricate detail, and careful plotting that holds just enough back, keeping us alert and anticipating what's around every next turn."—Pickle Me This
"Taken together, the stories ultimately achieve a brooding resonance that captures the literal and spiritual dampness of a provincial scene that all but died out with the last remnants of the British Empire."—Quill & Quire
"The English Stories consistently delight for their careful craft and thematic intricacy, but especially for their attention to language..."—Globe and Mail
"These stories are challenging, tricky, ripe with allusionary gateways to the wider world of literature. And so rewarding, for the richness of character, the intricate detail, and careful plotting that holds just enough back, keeping us alert and anticipating what's around every next turn."—Pickle Me This
"Taken together, the stories ultimately achieve a brooding resonance that captures the literal and spiritual dampness of a provincial scene that all but died out with the last remnants of the British Empire."—Quill & Quire
"The English Stories consistently delight for their careful craft and thematic intricacy, but especially for their attention to language..."—Globe and Mail