"Trent Dalton's third novel reminds me of the 1980s advertising slogan for the author's home state of Queensland: Beautiful one day, perfect the next. Lola in the Mirror is a bold, big-hearted, hopeful, humorous, dark, reflective, truthful, superbly written novel that confirms Dalton's place in all the shimmering skies (to borrow the title of his second novel) of Australian literature. He is not a rising star but a star full stop." - The Australian "Wonderful. An original, heart-thumping novel . you are right there with the protagonists, feeling and believing every word and every raindrop. It is the type of novel you read filled with pure hope and sorrow for the characters. You want to believe that everything is going to work out just fine, and that there will be dancing, and art, and delight.

You won't know until the end, and by that time you, too, are running through the streets, turning the pages, and trusting that love wins." - Readings (Australia) "A work of shimmering originality and energy, with extraordinary characters and a clever, thrilling plot. unputdownable." - Sydney Morning Herald on All Our Shimmering Skies "A spellbinding saga of survival and transformation in WWII Australia. This is a wonder." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on All Our Shimmering Skies "This thrilling novel takes you along for the ride." - New York Times Book Review on Boy Swallows Universe "Boy Swallows Universe hypnotizes you with wonder, and then hammers you with heartbreak. Eli's remarkably poetic voice and his astonishingly open heart take the day.

They enable him to carve out the best of what's possible from the worst of what is, which is the miracle that makes this novel marvelous." - Washington Post on Boy Swallows Universe.