The Piano Tuner

“Engrossing . . . the reader falls under the spell that the author is weaving, surrendering to the story's exotic magic”The Times, The Times

“Remarkable . . . a novel that immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor”Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

“A virtuoso tale, cast in the Burmese colonial wars of the 1880s . . . Mason [adds] a depth of quirky historical knowledge and a feel for the brutal politics of colonialism, to create a complex and subtly imagined adventure . . . with echoes of other books: Heart of Darkness, of course, and A Handful of Dust . . . a highly dextrous and involving performance”Observer, Observer

“Intriguing and alluring . . . those strange images of Europe meeting the east, of the east engulfing Europe, linger like a haunting tune”Guardian, Guardian