joint winner of the 2019 republic of consciousness prize

“A writer possessed of unusual – indeed, extraordinary – powers.” —THE GUARDIAN

“Intensely moving… luminously delicate… [Lucia is] an ambitious and daring investigation of consciousness, agency, medical callousness and misogyny.” —THE TLS

“An emotionally powerful and constantly questioning novel… [Pheby] sets the standard for fictional biography.” —THE IRISH TIMES

“A literary wonder… daring, irresistible… A novel full of the world’s richness.”  —THE HERALD

“Dangerous… Relentless… This is a brilliantly crafted novel.” —THE LANCET

“In its variety of narrative methods and sublime, descriptive language [Lucia] is a very fine novel… [This is a] sad, sad, sad work.” —DUBLIN REVIEW OF BOOKS