The title suggests a rollicking tale and a rollicking tale is what you get, full of twists and surprises and never a dull moment. Entertainingly wild -- Karen Joy Fowler, Man Booker longlisted author of Booth

I adore Valerie Martin, and Mrs Gulliver is no exception. Pure elegance, subtlety and wit. A triumph of a novel -- Francesca Segal, author of Mother Ship

Irresistible - a funny, sexy romp that's also smart, even wise - Kirkus starred review

Praise for Valerie Martin -- :

Martin's writing is a reward in itself, a wonderful precision-tool. She uses it to chisel at the human condition - and the effect is astonishing - Financial Times

Valerie Martin is a fleet-footed writer; you never quite know where she'll go next - Observer

Few have written so surprisingly, so convincingly as Valerie Martin about sexual obsession and the perverse twistings of the human heart -- Margaret Atwood

[Martin's] writing - so prized and clean limbed - is a marvel -- Toni Morrison

Valerie Martin is one of the best novelists we have -- Jane Smiley

The generosity of Martin's understanding opens every character to the full, astounding range of human possibility. Her revelations build mesmerizing excitement, a surprising kindness, and an unexpected sanity in the darkness - Washington Post Book World

An enrapturing and ruthless storyteller, Valerie Martin possesses a predator's ability to mesmerize her prey . . . Martin's tales of betrayal, obsession, connivance, and failure put the firepower back into art - Chicago Tribune

Martin is a vibrant force in American fiction - Times New Orleans

Refreshing and completely different - I loved it as soon as I started reading. I love how Valerie Martin writes and was totally engrossed by the story of these strong unconventional women and the men they vanquish - so thought-provoking, so quirky, so well realised -- Sabine Durrant, author of Sun Damage

A short, lush novel about sex, second chances and taking control in a man's world