A classy, compulsive tale of desire and obsession, it glitters with menace * Mail on Sunday * Very enjoyable ... a typically probing, sometimes uncomfortable, always gripping story of erotic obsession -- Jonathan Coe * Observer, Best Books of 2020 * Briscoe deftly explores the therapeutic transferential relationship in a tense, skilfully plotted and emotionally perceptive story * Observer * A sizzling new thriller ... Briscoe has a dreamy, elliptical style that reflects the dreamy, elliptical sensibilities of her characters. The Seduction examines the life of one such woman, Beth, a London artist whose psychological upheavals - over what she has lost, what she is afraid of losing, what she wants - threaten to unravel her family and destroy her sanity * New York Times Book Review * The author has a fine eye for aesthetic detail and an even finer one for parental relationships ... this is seduction of the most insidious kind * Spectator * Through this addictive, macabre fairground ride of a novel, Briscoe reminds us to value the quieter forms of love * Guardian * A febrile, urgent tale * Sunday Times * Juicy and thrilling * Heat * A gripping thriller * independent.co.uk * As fans might expect, Briscoe's new novel is a page-turning psycho sexual romp ... As Briscoe folds generous swirls of melodrama into the mix, the novel's temperature rises from feverish to volcanic ... enjoy the helter-skelter ride * Daily Mail * Joanna Briscoe is one of those writers who manages to pull off that combination of pin-sharp prose with the pull of a plot that keeps you turning the pages. Richly observed, The Seduction is a rewardingly moreish read * Living * A vivid and evocative tale of obsession and deception * Sunday Mirror * A clever, nuanced, elegantly written exploration of obsession * Saga * Joanna Briscoe writes with elegance and passion about the clashes, misunderstandings and silences between generations -- Maggie O'Farrell Her prose is beguilingly good -- Elizabeth Day * Observer * Dark, sexy, compelling -- Sofka Zinovieff Briscoe weaves compelling fiction. The prose is rich, the setting evocative * Guardian * A vivid and passionate writer. She plunges headlong into sticky themes of desire, love and hatred, uncovering the unpalatable parts of the psyche with an unflinching eye * Sunday Times * A passionate and humorous storyteller, Briscoe is a writer who puts her reader's pleasure first * Independent * Elegiac, beautiful, evocative ... Works in much the same way as an obsession ... you may wish to escape, but have already become addicted -- Anita Sethi * Daily Telegraph * Seductive, scary and almost frighteningly readable -- Julie Myerson