Her observation of our species is tender, precise, illuminating -- Hilary Mantel
Unputdownable and often thought-provoking * Sunday Times *
Grimly plausible . . . Moving * Guardian *
Rogers has never been afraid to expose the dark underside of people's psyches, their shoddy motives and secret compulsions * Guardian *
Gripping and thought-provoking * Mail on Sunday *
[A] compulsive and compelling slice of fiction * Sunday Express *
Body Tourists is very much a novel about human nature. Told through a variety of different perspectives . . . the novel is an insightful examination of the things people truly value * SciFi Now *
Jane Rogers is a wonderfully versatile novelist -- Penelope Lively
An ambitious and important writer * New York Times *
Rogers' prose flows elegantly and with effortless power * Observer *
A clever, bold and entertaining novel with serious undercurrents concerning medical ethics, class privilege, deprivation and manipulation
As the trials are marred by unforeseen battles between will and flesh, tantalising moral questions are raised about gender, class, race, mortality and the pursuit of ever smarter, ever more human artificial intelligence. * Bookanista *
An extraordinary novel about an ordinary situation - the unravelling of a marriage -- (Review of CONRAD AND ELEANOR) * The Times *
Brilliantly done - a sustained exploration of the polarities at the enduring heart of love -- (Review of CONRAD AND ELEANOR) * Guardian *
A literary dystopia that packs an emotional punch . . . The novel does not set up an elaborate apocalypse, but astringently strips away the smears hiding the apocalypses we really face. -- (Review of Booker-longlisted THE TESTAMENT OF JESSIE LAMB) * Independent on Sunday *
Beautifully constructed and controlled . . . an absorbing, nuanced drama about moral choices and personal responsibility -- (Review of THE VOYAGE HOME) * Sunday Telegraph *
A voyage of self-discovery that is eloquent, lucid and entirely enthralling -- (Review of THE VOYAGE HOME) * Daily Mail *
A startling and gripping exploration of love, grief, responsibility and power that moves effortlessly from the personal - the pain of a woman who has recently lost her father - to one of the most hotly debated and emotive issues of the moment, the plight of asylum seekers . . . A wonderfully humane and vividly written story that will keep you entranced until the last page -- (Review of THE VOYAGE HOME) * Red Magazine *
A triumphant creation . . . the authorial voice has a chameleon quality; she speaks with tongues. And the tongue here is persuasive indeed -- (Review of ISLAND) * Independent *
Rogers' use of genuine historical detail is brilliant, she knows exactly what to use, and when to stop. * Canberra Times *
Cuts to the bone * Sunday Times *
Her observation of our species is tender, precise, illuminating -- Hilary Mantel
Jane Rogers is a wonderfully versatile novelist -- Penelope Lively
An ambitious and important writer * The New York Times *
Cuts to the bone * The Sunday Times *
Rogers has never been afraid to expose the dark underside of people's psyches, their shoddy motives and secret compulsions * Guardian *
Roger's prose flows elegantly and with effortless power * Observer *
