'What makes Levy's writing so appealing is her even-handedness. All her characters can be weak, hopeless, brave, good, bad - whatever their colour. The writing is rigorous and the bittersweet ending, with its unexpected twist, touching... People can retain great dignity, however small their island' Independent on Sunday, 25/1/04 - Independent on Sunday
'A brilliantly deft and humane account of two ordinary couples in post-war London' Evening Standard, 3 February 2004 - Evening Standard
'Small Island is never less than finely-written, delicately and often comically observed, and impressively rich in detail and little nuggets of stories' Evening Standard, 2 February 2004 - Evening Standard
'Every scene is rich in implication, entrancing and disturbing at the same time; the literary equivalent of a switch-back ride' The Sunday Times, 29/2/04 - The Sunday Times
'Small Island is as full of warmth and jokes and humanity as you could wish...Such a rich saga, stuffed full of interlocking narratives' Time Out, 2 February 2004 - Time Out
'An involving saga about the changing face of Britain' Mirror, 6 February 2004 - Mirror
'It's an engrossing read - slyly funny, passionately angry and wholly involving' Daily Mail, 6 February 2004 - Daily Mail
'I know it is a fiction, but I emerged from the book full of admiration for the patience and resilience of that generation.
