...abounds with ribald wit. Crowhurst has an affinity for table-turning Restoration theatre and a talent for deliciously pert dialogue. A thoroughly original work of imagination.
The Times

...offers a joyous romp through Restoration England, with a heroine who lingers long in the imagination after the final page.
Guardian

[a] riotous coming-of-age debut
Psychologies

The period of Charles II's Restoration really comes alive in this wonderfully drawn story and Ursula...is a heroine it's impossible not to love.
Red

I find this funny, eccentric, touching novel fairly irresistible. Ursula's story is told in an inventive mix of modes, through fragments and lists and plays and letters; it's a spirited funny romp and yet it feels much more than that too - touching and urgent and vivid. It's fluent, accomplished, polished, funny and charming.Tessa Hadley

This 17th century coming-of-age tale is at once subversive, moving and utterly fresh and original.Nathan Filer

This sprightly, romping novel revels in its period: the Restoration world of Ursula Flight is presented with irresistible relish. Crowhurst's enthusiasm for her subject is contagious, and her playful handling of form shows great control and confidence. Bravo!Imogen Hermes Gower, author of THE MERMAID AND MRS HANCOCK

Witty, engaging and very clever, The Illumination of Ursula Flight is absolutely my kind of novel.Elizabeth Fremantle

A glorious book, cleverly done and lushly written with a witty, vivid heroine.Kiran Millwood Hargrave

...[this] debut novel sweeps us away to the world of Ursula Flight, wannabe actress and playwright in 17th-century Britain. Ursula is a spirited and funny protagonist.Sarah Shaffi
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