The Widow and Her Hero

Praise for The Widow and Her Hero

‘Keneally may have done something better, but it’s hard to believe… It is a love story, a war story, a study of grief and heroism… daringly and beautifully structured’ Allan Massie, Scotsman

‘Beautifully written… a timely and disquieting book from a master storyteller’ Joseph O’Connor, Irish Times

‘A strong human story in which the gap between male and female perceptions of the world yawns gapingly wide. The courtship between Grace and Leo, in the prim and proper 1940s, is beautifully done: volcanic passions lurking beneath simple words and gestures’ David Robson, Sunday Telegraph

‘Poignant and touching and wonderfully written’ Angela Cooke, Daily Express

‘A haunting, elegiac work that reveals universal truths about the horrors of warfare… Grace’s grief and confused desire for the truth are beautifully judged, and her occasional explosions of bitterness utterly believable’ Will Gore, Time Out

‘A beautifully written, deeply moving work that… has the pace and verve of a thriller. Keneally’s back catalogue is extensive and impressive, but this book must rank among the finest in that body of work.’ Barclay McBain, Herald (Scotland)

‘Keneally at his best, telling a story of political and personal betrayal, interweaving fact and fiction while teasing out the truth and posing many questions about war to which there are no easy answers.’ Good Book Guide

‘More completely than in Schindler’s Ark, his best known book, Keneally merges historical veracity with psychologically convincing fiction… This is a dignified and thoughtful account of a generation obliged to be valiant.’ Charlotte Moore, Spectator

‘His best in many years… accomplished and highly readable’ Andrew Riemer, Sydney Morning Herald