'At once merciless, poetic, and beautiful, Ian Holding's OF BEASTS AND BEINGS is a postmodern elegy I won't soon forget' Alice Sebold 'Extraordinary... as audacious as it is surprising' Daily Mail 'Deftly unravels the effects of social and racial tension, history and memory... Beautifully written, Holding dazzles with every word... a shocking twist at the end... an author of promise' Liverpool Daily Post 'A sense of urgency and tension is evoked by the menacing desolation that infuses... described in impressively exacting detail... As the novel draws to a close, [its] themes become expansive and definitive... [makes an] atmospheric impression... A thought-provoking study of the dehumanising effects of racial violence and oppression' Diana Evans, Guardian '...it deftly unravels the effects of social and racial tension, history and memory on the two men, as they fight for survival. Beautifully written, Holding dazzles with every word' Press Association 21/8 Blog review here -- http://therightcopy.co.uk/blog/?p=1427 'Memorable and original' Independent
