Permafrost

‘Read until you come or read until you cry. That's what happens when you encounter the frozen casing of Permafrost. Ice, not because it is cold, but because it cracks.’ Luna Miguel, Playground

‘A magma of sensations, doubts and aspirations. A trove of treasures. The piquancy of this novel, a surprise word-of-mouth hit in Spain, comes from the gap between the fantasies projected onto the narrator by the women around her––who see in her a free and contented woman––and the suffocating feeling constricting her. ’ Le Monde

‘Eva Baltasar debuts as a novelist with a high voltage book about the self, the body, sex and the family. One of the books of the year.’ La Vanguardia

‘The discovery of the year’ Time Out

‘Breathtaking, intense, poetic.’ ABC

‘A cold but fiery lucidity, admirable, in its approach to detail.’ El Mundo/El Cultural

‘Baltasar handles feelings as radioactive material, that is, as something that kills and illuminates us.’ Babelia/El País

‘Baltasar describes how you didn't think it could be done. It surpasses everything. One of the best books of the year’ La Vanguardia

‘Without doubt, one of the most memorable protagonists of contemporary Catalan narrative.’ El Periódico

‘Baltasar is very skilled. A Catalan Dorothy Parker. Ironic, implacable.’ La Repubblica

‘An investigation of the body as an instrument for measuring pain and desire. A besieged, solemn and majestically painful body, which ideally embraces all of humanity.’ La Stampa

‘A new voice. Courageous and audacious. Baltasar's style is astonishing.’ El País

‘Baltasar’s is a strong debut.’ Clarín

‘Intimate, beautiful, ironic and surprising.’ Nuvol.com

‘An electrifying writing and a personal, raw and lucid gaze. It convinces.’ Eva Piquer, Ara Llegim

‘The experience of reading Permafrost is utterly unforgettable.’ The New York Times

Candid and darkly funny.

* Financial Tim