“Tense, propulsive and deeply affecting.”

“This is a lusciously rendered account of a woman’s fight to save herself and her children. From its first pages, this book gripped me and would not let go. Populated by characters who live and breathe and are guaranteed to linger long after the last page, Cul-de-Sac is yet more proof (as if we needed it) that Eleanor Limprecht is a master storyteller. Clear your schedule before starting this finely observed and impossibly taut book. My read of the year!”

“This is a powerful novel that moves with assurance between the inner worlds of its characters and the hard facts of their daily lives.”

“Limprecht is a master of tension and control, inviting us into the wonder and grit of two worlds in two hemispheres while quietly, almost imperceptibly, ratcheting up the stakes. In this way, Cul-de-Sac mirrors the mounting claustrophobia of its central character and performs a remarkable feat of embodied storytelling. Limprecht has an eye for everyday beauty, an ear for taut and sumptuous prose and a mind that delivers both to the reader with distinction. Cul-de-Sac re-affirms her many talents.”