Hill can evoke a setting, convey the essence of a situation and let one see into the inmost hearts of her character in a paragraph or even a single sentence
- Francis King, Spectator
Hill's sentences speak eloquently...the pleasure to be had from [these] stories lies in their carefulness: memories are exactly sustained, small gifts are valued, little words are listened to
Guardian
Hill's stories evoke place, situation and complex emotions with enviable economy... Masterly
Daily Mail
Simple and mesmeric prose
Observer
These very strange, beautiful tales demonstrate a relentless capacity to surprise... <i>The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read i</i>ntroduces many individual people who will continue to stare back at the reader long after the book is closed
Times Literary Supplement