William Boyd - Waiting for Sunrise

The Independent“Highly accomplished romantic thriller...” He has written a fine example of what Graham Greene termed "an entertainment"; one that skilfully reimagines a carnival on the brink of destruction and a man teetering on fate's tightrope...

The Telegraph“Tantalizingly experimental work...” A coming of age story about an individual’s self-enlightenment, as much as a sui generis thriller. Waiting for Sunrise proves that rarest of beasts: a tantalizingly experimental work that is also an immensely satisfying page-turner...

The Scotsman“Pacy, involving and crisply written...” Waiting For Sunrise is a book poised rather awkwardly between the solemnly literary and the unashamedly generic: while it offers up copious pleasures from both stylistic sides, the two never quite coalesce...

Guardian“What are we to make of it all? Not too much or too little. ” The whole thing can be seen as manufactured, but then it is done by a craftsman's hands and with polish. I was about to add "and after all, contrivance is part of the genre", but then I'm not quite sure what the genre here is...