It is, Dunmore says, “a lovely place to write. Underneath, the city’s streets, parks and houses roll out all the way to the feet of the hills on the skyline. The entire back wall of Helen Dunmore’s tiny studio-cum-office – eight floors up in a neat block of flats on Bristol’s northern slopes – is given over to a glass door, leading on to a strip of balcony. Characters are clear-cut and written with exuberance.' Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times Culture 'Just as spellbinding as its predecessors.' Waterstone's Books Quarterly 'Dunmore appears to be able to turn her hand to any genre and transform it with her golden touch, making it wholly compulsive and convincing.' Glasgow Herald Praise for The Tide Knot: 'Intensely compelling! gorgeous.' Amanda Craig, The Times 'Dunmore's graceful style is what makes the unbelievable believable!' The Independent on Sunday 'Like the ocean itself, this book is deep and strange and marvellous.' Nial MacMonagle, The Irish Times 'This is a wonderful fantasy story!' Jan Winter, Inis Praise for Ingo: 'Ingo has a haunting, dangerous beauty all of its own.' Philip Ardagh, Guardian 'The electric thrill of swimming with dolphins, of racing along currents, and of leaving the world of reason and caution behind are described with glorious intensity.' Amanda Craig, The Times 'Compellingly lyrical.' Independent 'Helen Dunmore may have a few drowned readers on her conscience, so enticing and believable is the underwater world she creates in Ingo.' Telegraph 'Helen Dunmore is an exceptional and versatile writer and she writes with a restrained, sensual grace.' Observer 'A remarkable fantasy! It's a haunting, beautifully written book which creates a totally believable parallel world.' Northern Echo 'Ingo is an intoxicating adventure! Wonderful, evocative storytelling.’The strongest thing I believe about fiction is that it requires two to come forward. The Deep is sophisticated and supple.' The Daily Telegraph 'Dunmore's series is written in a sensual, descriptive prose that evokes the watery kingdom with conviction.

The descriptions of plunging 'sleek and fast as a seal' through turquoise water into the rich blue-purple that lies beneath are gorgeous. Praise for The Deep 'Dunmore's writing, steeped in maritime legends, is exquisite.

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