...a fascinating piece of non fiction which talks about amazing women and what they have done, not only for the city but also the world.
— Rebecca, Goodreads
 
Lovely little book full of amazing women from Brum.
— Carolyn, Goodreads
a great little read. The illustrations are beautiful too.
— Zoe Hall, Goodreads
 
 
 

 
 
This story made it into the recently released Best British Short Stories, and deservedly so. This brief tale of isolation and connection and the dangers of both is compelling reading and has me eager to read more of Louise Palfreyman’s work.
— Dan Powell
...a single, memorable image...’
— Alan Beard
‘Time and again, in Royle’s crafty editorial hands, closely observed normality yields… to the things we “cannot control”.’
— Boyd Tonkin, The Independent
 
 

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