Louis de Berni res is the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are So Much Life Left Over, The Dust That Falls From Dreams and The Autumn of the Ace, the short story collection Labels, the children's book Station Jim and the poetry collection The Cat in the Treble Clef.
Beguiling...Set in a jollier dystopia than the norm, it tells the
tale of “Q”, a cryptographer who takes refuge from the madding
crowd in Cornwall
*Observer*
Marked by de Bernieres’ customary light touch and wry humour...This
quirky novel is timely... a feelgood story about friendship and
love – vintage de Bernieres.
*Daily Mirror*
A knockabout satire with twists aplenty
*Mail on Sunday*
A wonder worthy of Wyndham...wry, wise
*Daily Mail*
Heaps of old-fashioned adventure
*The Times*
De Bernieres is a singular, cherishable voice
*Mail on Sunday*
The future might look bleak, but Bernière’s dystopia is replete
with obscure charm, endearing personalities and flights of
fantasy
*SAGA, Book of the Month*
de Bernières has an undeniable talent for creating an achingly
romantic affair from what may appear to be a mundane midlife
crisis
*Independent*
In a career that began with a magic realism-inspired Latin American
trilogy, took off with the historical romance Captain Corelli’s
Mandolin, and has gone down such byways as Red Dog, a rather
heartwarming tale of an Australian sheepdog, and Notwithstanding, a
collection of determinedly eccentric stories of English village
life, De Bernières has shown himself to be full of surprises,
conjuring narratives of considerable charm and impressive
sweep.
*Guardian*
Funny, clever, and optimistic, Light Over Liskeard asks us to
consider what really matters in life
*Church Times*
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