The Rocks - Softcover

Set over 60 years, this family drama will completely consume you. (Stylist 2015-01-27)

I have admired Peter Nichols for a long time. He shows an unflinching honesty in his writing and he brings to light the intricate dynamics of human relationships, both the noble and the small. Nothing escapes him. (Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry)

A beautifully crafted love story set against an idyllic backdrop of ocean breezes and lemon groves. Nichols expertly weaves a tale that stretches across decades and generations, giving us a unique and unforgettable cast of characters. (J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Maine)

A Mediterranean idyll, a family saga, a mystery. A love story that's as weird as real life, as rich and surprising and tender and affecting. The Rocks is all these things. Like Beautiful Ruins, it reminds me of all the reasons I read novels. (Jennifer Haigh, Pen/Hemmingway Award-winning author of Faith)

An involving and erudite saga (Sunday Times)

Gorgeously absorbing... Told in flashback, with wit, passion and charm (Sunday Mirror)

'Peter Nichols's wondrous novel The Rocks is clearly the odyssey he was born to undertake, the book he was destined to write' Richard Russo. (Richard Russo)

This is a sophisticated and ambitious novel but I'm going to keep my verdict simple: it is one of the best books I've read in a long time . . . The setting, the engaging cast of characters and the changes in morals and society over the decades are vividly painted and fascinating. The Rocks has everything I look for in a work of fiction but rarely find between one set of covers. (Isabel Costello Literary Sofa)