"Mortier writes so well that you are inclined to see everything else as of secondary importance." -- NRC Handelsblad

"A monumental, phenomenal book." -- De Morgen

"Splendid control of language." -- de Volkskrant

"The author skillfully reconstructs the crepuscular atmosphere of an era that ends with the shipwreck of a civilization, but, paradoxically, also with the sensual awakening of a young girl." -- Figaro

"Threads the heavy folds of history with the needle of poetic sensibility." -- Livres hebdo

"'Multi-layered' is too bland a word for this subtle, sophisticated novel, which moves between different times with such aplomb that the reader never loses the thread." -- Buchmarkt

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