There are rare novels that embed themselves in your sensibility so profoundly you can imagine conversations arising between characters that never occurred on the page ... A work of grace: a human being rendered by a triumph of ventriloquism and empathy -- Alan Warner Guardian Spectacular Time Out A poignant, shocking, wry, shaming, yet profoundly generous, and cunningly crafted classic ... If you're looking for the definitive novel for our times, this is the strongest candidate I've read for ages Scotsman Raisin is a novelist of terrific ability and great verve -- Philip Hensher Sunday Telegraph What impresses about Raisin is the all-encompassing nature of his imaginative empathy, and the way in which he makes the reader complicit in his character's fate Sunday Times Mick's story is one you won't forget. With this second novel Ross Raisin confirms himself as an exciting talent, a unique, gifted and generous voice, a young writer with a vision broad far beyond his years -- David Vann Financial Times Waterline announces Raisin as a profound thinker as well as a distinctive voice Esquire A writer of outstanding talent Independent on Sunday Stunning in its maturity and descriptive voice ... Raisin is shaping up to be one of our most extraordinary writers Telegraph Beautiful ... Waterline's great achievement is in giving a convincing and moving voice to an element of society that is rarely so emotively heard Dazed & Confused There are winning moments of levity and fellow feeling ... Raisin manages to make Mick's wanderings absorbing, sympathetic and entirely familiar Literary Review
There are rare novels that embed themselves in your sensibility so
profoundly you can imagine conversations arising between characters
that never occurred on the page . . . A work of grace: a human
being rendered by a triumph of ventriloquism and empathy
*Guardian*
Spectacular
*Time Out*
A poignant, shocking, wry, shaming, yet profoundly generous, and
cunningly crafted classic ... If you're looking for the definitive
novel for our times, this is the strongest candidate I've read for
ages
*Scotsman*
Raisin is a novelist of terrific ability and great verve
*Sunday Telegraph*
What impresses about Raisin is the all-encompassing nature of his
imaginative empathy, and the way in which he makes the reader
complicit in his character's fate
*Sunday Times*
Mick's story is one you won't forget. With this second novel Ross
Raisin confirms himself as an exciting talent, a unique, gifted and
generous voice, a young writer with a vision broad far beyond his
years
*Financial Times*
Waterline announces Raisin as a profound thinker as well as a
distinctive voice
*Esquire*
A writer of outstanding talent
*Independent on Sunday*
Stunning in its maturity and descriptive voice . . . Raisin is
shaping up to be one of our most extraordinary writers
*Telegraph*
Beautiful ... Waterline's great achievement is in giving a
convincing and moving voice to an element of society that is rarely
so emotively heard
*Dazed & Confused*
There are winning moments of levity and fellow feeling ... Raisin
manages to make Mick's wanderings absorbing, sympathetic and
entirely familiar
*Literary Review*
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