Hilarious and acutely affecting. * * Independent on Sunday * * Absolutely flawless comic writing. Original, fresh and funny. * * Observer * * Laugh-out-loud funny. * * Heat * * Smashing. Had me snorting like a hippo in mud. * * Sunday Herald * * Oh, how we love Dan Rhodes. Reliably odd but fabulous. * * Guardian * * To achieve what Rhodes does here and effortlessly sustain immaculate comic timing throughout a novel - well, that's just rude. * * Time Out * * Clever and very funny, Gold goes straight to the heart. After reading this you will never think about sneezing in the same way again. -- Hilary Mantel Wonderfully unpredictable. Draws you in from the very first page. I couldn't put it down. -- Alan Carr The quirky, determined inconsequential style of Rhodes's novel bears a passing resemblance to that of Alexander McCall Smith. -- Christina Koning * * The Times * * Gold is a funny little novel, both humorous and strange. -- David Smith * * Observer * * Rhodes has a quirky talent for teasing the comic out of the mundane, and there's more than a hint of the surreal in this engaging witty novel. . . -- Victoria Moore * * Daily Mail * * Gold adroitly mines the potential of a remote community with its range of idiosyncratic residents . . . Rhodes has created a cast of memorable oddities. -- A.S. * * Guardian * * Any good? Oh, very . . . Complementing the jokes is a lovely strain of melancholy. . . -- Colin Waters * * Sunday Herald * * This retains the bitter flavour that fans love. Deceptively light, it is flecked with gold. * * Independent * * Lovely, whimsical stuff -- Katy Guest * * Independent * * One of the best writers in the country . . . excellent, original, funny and profound. -- Danny Wallace * * Daily Express * * Hilarious and heartbreaking. -- Michael Holroyd * * Guardian * *