Let The Great World Spin

An astonishing balancing act by a great writer prepared to take risks. A book to treasure * Daily Mail *
A blockbuster, groundbreaking, heartbreaking, symphony of a novel ... No novelist writing of New York has climbed higher, dived deeper -- Frank McCourt
McCann has reinvented the city of New York in all its breathing, fighting, whining, joyous clamour -- Peter Carey * Observer Books of the Year *
A wow of a novel - rich, humane, brilliantly written and as deep as it is wide * The Times *
This is a gorgeous book, multilayered and deeply felt, and it’s a damned lot of fun to read, too. Leave it to an Irishman to write one of the greatest-ever novels about New York. There’s so much passion and humor and pure lifeforce on every page ofLet the Great World Spinthat you’ll find yourself giddy, dizzy, overwhelmed -- Dave Eggers
One of the most electric, profound novels…in years. Let the Great World Spin is an emotional tour de force * New York Times Book Review *
McCann makes his prose dance across the surface of this ingeniously constructed novel. He is a fearless writer, experimenting with narrative styles, leaping from one story to the next * Telegraph *
More tellingly McCann is that rare species in contemporary fiction: a literary writer who is an exceptional storyteller. This novel never trumpets itself as a metropolitan kaleidoscope, but prefers the quiet intimacy of personal suffering ... Put baldly: this is an exceptional performance by a writer whose originality and profound humanity is evident throughout this highly original and wondrous novel * Independent *
McCann performs exquisite acts of ventriloquism * Financial Times *
What a book! Complex and captivating … a very sensual novel -- John Boyne
Every character … grabs you by the throat and makes you care. McCann’s dazzling polyphony walks the high wire and succeeds triumphantly -- Emma Donoghue