Moving, haunting, overwhelmingly poignant Sunday Times The History of Love was very good indeed. Great House ... is even better. A heartbreaking meditation on loss and memory and how they construct out lives Guardian Full of mystery and suspense, building towards one of the great climaxes in contemporary fiction. It is hard to imagine a better book of fiction being published this year ... one of the finest writers of our time Jewish Chronicle Extraordinary, unforgettable, mesmeric Daily Mail Exquisitely measured ... coheres in a stunning conclusion Independent Bewitching, mysterious and deeply moving. One of 2011's must-reads Harper's Bazaar
Nicole Krauss was born in New York in 1974. She is the author of Man Walks into a Room, which was shortlisted for the LA Times Book Award, and The History of Love, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She lives in Brooklyn.