Weaving tragedy and joy, big themes and the minutiae of life, this is a love story to take on the classics * Emerald Street * [An] emotionally sure-handed novel exploring harrowing terrain with deft sensitivity * Sunday Times * The "trick to time" is that it can expand or contract at will, and in creating a mature heroine with decades of history, De Waal has herself performed a feat of skilful comprehension * Guardian Review * It's slight but engaging. The style is simple yet artful * Evening Standard * An unforgettable tale of grief and life-long love * Woman's Own * Moving and enlightening * Independent * A beautifully written, exquisitely crafted story of love, grief and the quiet courage it takes to survive great loss * S Magazine * A story that's full of care; even in its saddest moments it is tender and kind. It feels like a book about all the best parts of being human, about family and friendship, and the way that loss only hurts the way it does because it's grounded in love. -- S K Perry Tender with a fierce undercurrent of tension and heartbreak -- Jane Shemilt, bestselling author of 'Daughter' A beautiful book -- Andrew Marr These distillations of everyday life have all the beauty of a finely crafted life drawing * Financial Times * The Trick to Time starts gently and ratchets up the emotional intensity until you're ugly crying into your pillow * Sunday Times * A warm and endearing book about learning to live again * Good Housekeeping * The Trick to Time proves that Kit de Waal is a writer destined for even greater things * Red * [The] ending will leave you reeling * Daily Mail *