Press Reviews

• Tessa Hadley

  Moving and exciting and moral - immensely intelligent

• Jessica Moor, author of Keeper

  A fascinating, compulsive and quietly transgressive novel that casts a keen, exacting eye over the dynamics of a family in extremis

• Kate Hamer

  A darkly humorous, thoughtful and thought provoking novel, along with being an absolute "up all night" compulsive read. I loved it

• Rachel Joyce

  A brilliantly structured, fast-paced and addictively compelling read. I loved the ending most of all

• Maggie Gee

  A piercingly honest view of the flesh and blood of women's lives and the imperfect tangles of family relationships. These real, believable and maddeningly blind characters make us feel for them more and more as the story gathers pace towards a brilliant heart-stopping conclusion

• Jane Shemilt

  Unsparingly probes to the messy heart of mother/ daughter relationships. Clever and compelling. I loved it

• Araminta Hall

  A visceral and intimate study of the mechanics of womanhood, both physically and emotionally, which will leave you asking questions about yourself and how far love stretches. I especially loved the ending

• Gabriel Weston

  There is nowhere near enough writing out there about how women truly experience the conflicting marvels and challenges of living inside a female body, even less about the menopause. Transgressive and gripping, this book reminds us that we disregard women over fifty at our peril

• Dr Pragya Agarwal

  A gripping read. I found it hard to put down. Addresses issues of self-identity and how it is shaped by our fertility, which as a woman, mother, and author researching and writing about women's fertility and bodies, I found fascinating

• Nina Pottell

  Prima

  A fantastic book club choice, this will spark debate and discussions aplenty. After multiple rounds of failed IVF, Lauren and her husband feel completely deflated, so when Lauren's 54-year-old mother, Ruth, offers to be a surrogate, it seems perfect. Compelling

• Natasha Harding

  The Sun

  Dark and twisty

• Deirdre O'Brien

  Best

  [A] gripping exploration of femininity and motherhood

• Guardian

  Full of drama . . . As much about womanhood as it is about motherhood

• Caroline Robb

  Heat

  Both a thoughtful read exploring mother-daughter relationships, marriage and ageing, and an absolute belter of a page-turner. One to tell all your friends about

• Mernie Gilmore

  Daily Record

  Compulsively readable, Surrogate takes an interesting look at the complex and sometimes murky world of surrogacy and raises questions about issues to which there are no simple answers