A Wes Anderson-esque tale to fall for * Stylist *The town is filled with magic, and so is Hooper's writing * New York Times *Warm-hearted and winsomely imaginative * Sunday Times *Our Homesick Songs tells a relevant, strong story about the impact of environmental change on rural communitiesand the way the young generation can feel responsible for and angry at what their forebears have done [...] This is a novel in love with music, magic and the idealism of childhood * The Times *Emma Hooper has used her craft and knowledge to weave together a plot mindful of narrative's oral and lyrical beginnings, integrating folk tale and song into her work . . . an almost musical rhythm and pulse not often found in fiction writing * Literary Review *The prose flows like the waves it recounts: back and forth seamlessly . . . it is elegant and musical * The List *Hooper is fascinated by the emotional territory of migration and how individual lives are shaped by forces as powerful and inexorable as the sea * Daily Mail *Emma Hooper has constructed such an authentic sense of place from such a distant shore * Irish Times *With stark prose, Hooper captures the desperation and difficulty of life on the edge of civilization. Heartbreaking and empathetic, Hooper's fine novel is a haunting evocation of changing times and the power of place * Publishers Weekly *Lovely and lyrical. A story about storytellers told with a beguiling simplicity. Hooper's work brims with mermaids and music and memory * Toronto Star *Magnificently arresting, fresh, gripping. A bright new star of literature ... will leave you thinking on a new level about the connections between men, women and places * The Times on 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' *Wonderful! Incredibly moving, beautifully written and luminous with wisdom. A book that restores one's faith in life even as it deepens its mystery * Chris Cleave *A sweet, disarming story of lasting love * The New York Times on 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' *Beautiful, eccentric, romantic, hugely satisfying * Big Issue on 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' *