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Angela Readman Press Reviews

'Angela Readman's stories are gems. Rainbow-coloured ones that probably glow in the dark and sing too. They are perfect, fizzing explosions of stories, told by a perfect storyteller. You will love them.'
Nik Perring, author of Not So Perfect

------ 'Sparky, shining writing that zings from the page. Subversive, funny and incisive. A real talent'. Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else's Skin ------ 'Angela Readman's stories are fantastic, delightful gifts. You don't open them, they open you. They open you to the amazing, the tragic, the odd and the gorgeous. This is a very special collection.
Toby Litt, author of Hospital and one of Granta magazine

's Best of Young British Novelists ------ 'In a fantastical world of witches, saints and talking toys, Angela Readman's characters struggle to escape the prison of their all-too-real circumstances. A wonderful, wonder-full debut collection.'
Adam Marek, author of Instruction Manual for Swallowing

------ 'The characters that drift through these stories are alienated from each other and from themselves, but each story shows a curiosity about the oddities of life that burns through the prose, bringing to life a world filled with surprise that is also surprisingly funny. A brave collection packed with striking concepts daringly pursued.
Richard Beard, author of Lazarus is Dead and Director of the National Academy of Writing

------ 'With coolly unassuming delivery and not a single word out of place, this is storytelling at its best. A remarkable collection of delightfully skewed stories.
Caroline Smailes, author of The Drowning of Arthur Braxton

------ Praise for Readman's poetry: 'Genuine work from a genuine new voice - a voice which will be heard. Sharply observant, savage and wholly authentic'. Joolz Denby ------ 'Readman casts her eye on ordinary life with a sharp knife. This is witty, astute poetry of the inventive kind and feels important, as all good poetry should - Poetry with an edge'. Julia Darling ------