Toffee - Tapa dura

[Sarah Crossan] is the princess of pacing . Crossan always finds humour and humanity in the darkness; it's impossible not to read it in a single gulp (The Times, Children’s Book of the Week)

A moving and powerful novel from one of our most original writers. Sarah has almost created an entirely new form of writing in her novels that is hers and hers alone and that works wonderfully well (John Boyne)

It reminded me of Cinder toffee- there are familiar flavours and notes and moments of powerful sweetness, but she complicates them with such power and subtlety, in a way that doesn't alienate the reader. The tang of fire is in there, always, leaving a unique aftertaste. You wouldn't mistake it for any other writer, and you won't soon forget it (Deirdre Sullivan)

[I] absolutely loved it. I am completely in awe of Sarah's ability to conjure such vivid characters and create such deeply moving stories with so few words. Tender, painful, full of heart and humanity - it's another masterpiece (Tanya Landman)

Sarah puts love and light into difficult places. This beautiful story will haunt you (Jenny Downham)

Any reader with a heart will weep buckets (The Sunday Times on MOONRISE)

A moving account of sibling relationships, poverty and powerlessness (Irish Times on MOONRISE)

Moonrise tells a story of human cost and exposes the injustice and discrimination that so often lies at the heart of the death penalty. Readers can't help but reflect on deep values of truth, freedom, equality and justice. A gripping, powerful and exceptionally moving story (Amnesty International on MOONRISE)

Truly remarkable (Irish Times on ONE)

Imagined with empathy, it will shake up preconceptions and move readers to tears (Sunday Times Book of the Week on ONE)