‘A truly astonishing piece of writing - exquisite storytelling, featuring the most human portrayal of doctors I’ve ever read. I defy you to put this book down.’

Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt

‘I have loved every one of Monica Ali’s books and Love Marriage is her best. A huge, bounteous story, it is lit from end to end with human variety and storytelling brilliance. Ali writes like an angel who is not afraid of the devil. It will be a novel of the year.’

Andrew O'Hagan, author of Mayflies

‘This is such a gloriously vibrant and tender novel packed with wit, intelligence and wisdom. It has everything - clashing cultures, family rifts, suppressed addictions, desire, passion. Her two junior doctor protagonists are superbly drawn - flawed, courageous, flailing, human. Just brilliant’

Rachel Clarke, author of Your Life in My Hands

‘No one captures the modern family like Monica Ali - Love Marriage is a masterful cacophony of characters, all drawn with deep empathy and sharp insight. The novel is full of surprises and unexpected twists, with an ending that will take your breath away’

Tahmima Anam, author of The Startup Wife and A Golden Age

‘I absolutely loved Love Marriage. It had me gripped. Exquisitely written, with big heartedness, intelligence and passion.’

Ruth Jones, actor and author of Never Greener, and Us Three

‘A warm, affectionate and hilarious novel. Love Marriage is every bit as compelling, as charming as Brick Lane. A joyous novelist at the peak of her formidable powers writing fresh lives into our literary tradition.’

Daljit Nagra, author of Look We Have Coming to Dover!

'Love Marriage is bold, compassionate, big-hearted, pitch-perfectly written, and utterly unputdownable. Every single character lives and breathes on the page. Make time for all of them for they are going to take up residence in your mind and soul for a long, long time.’

Neel Mukherjee, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Lives of Others

‘I absolutely loved Love Marriage. It’s a story about love and family, about despair and forgiveness, about trauma and recovery, about expectation and responsibility, about friendship and community. Mostly, it’s about having the courage to lose yourself, in order to find yourself again. It’s big-hearted and tender and it’s a novel that cares about its characters so deeply that you will too.’

Hannah Beckerman, author of If Only I could Tell You

I loved Love Marriage, and looked forward to reading it every night. Funny, compassionate, sexy, romantic, beautifully plotted and richly peopled, it is both highly original and working within a literary tradition of novels about love and marriage. Above all it is about the way that individuals are a mystery to each other, and themselves, wounding and misunderstanding each other, yet also about how, with patience and kindness, we can change for the better.

Amanda Craig, author of The Golden Rule

I tore through Love Marriage. An engrossing read… Such a brilliant portrayal of how we can’t help but be mortified by the ones we love, no matter how much we hate ourselves for it. I liked how often the characters’ experiences challenged the so-called progressive world we live in. Monica deals with serious issues and life-changing experiences skilfully, with a light, but confident touch.

Justin Myers, The Guyliner, and author of The Last Romeo