Sunday Times 'Book of the Week'

A superb book - much more than a traditional memoir . . . this is a sharp, witty and unashamedly learned meditation on art and music, literature and the Classics, philosophy, psychoanalysis, childhood and old age, families and feelings, illness and the imminence of death . . . And of course cricket. It is unlike any book you will read this year . . . This book is an inspiration, showing us how to live our best lives - Sunday Times

A Masterclass . . . [A] stimulating memoir . . . It is hard to think of any other sportsman - or come to it, any other philosopher or analyst - who makes for such agreeable, such stimulating , such warm, company - Daily Telegraph

Absolutely riveting -- Amol Rajan - BBC Radio 4 Today

Unexpected rewards to the reader on every page -- Simon Barnes - The Cricketer

Whether discussing philosophy, psychoanalysis, literature or cricket . . . Brearley is compelling company - Guardian

Turning Over the Pebbles sparkles with erudition and culture . . . rewarding and eye-opening - TLS

An enthralling memoir from the cricketing great - i Newspaper

This sharp memoir glides across [Brearley's] interests, featuring musings on ageing, music and strategy in sport. It's the ideal accompaniment to the Ashes. - The Times

Peppered with reflections on music, literature, philosophy and exchanges with legendary thinkers, it is as much if not more a book on the mind and a manual on the essence of a good life - and a good death; it will make readers pause - Financial Times

Brearley's prose is abundantly stylish - Tablet

A thoughtful and intriguing book - Methodist Recorder

Exceptionally carefully thought-through and most intriguingly written . . . This is a truly lovely book - Oldie

A beautifully crafted journey into the mind of a genius - both cricketing and otherwise - City AM

The long-awaited memoir from England's greatest cricket captain, Mike Brearley.