'Utterly original. I was totally charmed' ( The Times ) 'Without doubt, Never The Bride will be a Gothic smash' ( Guardian ) It is wonderful, I love it and really hope there will be sequels starring Brenda, whom I love to bits ( Jill Mansell ) 'This is a quirky, whimsical, episodic novel that combines perversity, situation comedy and quietly lush moments of poetry' ( Time Out ) 'A great novelist' - Russell T. Davies 'A monster hit in every sense' - Independent 'The wonderful, incomparable Brenda and Effie' - David Barnett, The Guardian. 'Utterly original' - The Times 'It is wonderful. I love it' - Jill Mansell 'A brilliant extravaganza' - Shena Mackay 'Ideal holiday entertainment' - Independent on Sunday 'Compulsive reading with a darkly comic edge' - Big Issue 'Paul Magrs writes with such joy and honesty' - Russell T Davies 'Absolutely delicious black comedy. quirky, idiosyncratic, wildly funny' - Susan Hill.