Energetic, wise-cracking style ... horribly convincing -- Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures A bleak yet darkly funny story that dissects with compassion and wit the reality of "reality TV" and the fantasy of escaping eco-catastrophe by moving to another planet. -- Lisa Tuttle * Guardian * Girlfriend on Mars pulls off that most unusual balancing act; humour, heartbreak and biting social commentary - the writing is feather-light and scalpel-sharp. -- Keiran Goddard, author of Hourglass Funny, increasingly touching and occasionally shocking, I can't imagine any fiction lovers not enjoying this sparky debut ... quirky and highly amusing * Big Issue, hottest fiction 2023 * It's the sundry strains of long-term relationships that are under the microscope most here, and the author tackles these with deftness and bags of humour ... readers are kept guessing about how this one will play out right until the last. * Crack magazine Book of the Month * Witty and moving ... A wild ride -- Oana Aristide, author of Under the Blue Bizarre, bleak and very funny ... Fleishman is in Trouble but in space -- Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg How did Deborah Willis manage to write about love, grief, corporate greed, climate change, and a reality show that sends two people to Mars with such grace and humor and compassion? Girlfriend on Mars blew my mind! This is one of the most original novels I've read in a long time. -- Ann Hood, author of The Book that Matters Most Funny, tender, bizarre in the best of ways, and as infinite as our universe itself -- Amanda Leduc, author of The Centaur's Wife Previous praise for Deborah Willis -- : Willis is an immensely talented writer ... sharply observed, elegant, and incisive -- Emily St John Mandel The emotional range and depth . . . the clarity and deftness, are astonishing -- Alice Munro Willis zooms in and out on her chosen subjects, adroitly examining the physical and emotional distances that separate people from one another - and from the mysteries of their lives * New York Times Book Review *
