Like the small, agreeable sensations it so deftly evokes, this modestly scaled story is a pleasure that can add cheer to an entire day * Spectator * This might be Baker's best yet - you're in for a treat * Evening Standard * There is a good deal more everyday wonder here than in a hundred original miscellanies * Observer * As Kipling was to the secrets of the jungle, so is Baker to modern domesticity, equally ready with fascinating observation * Daily Telegraph * Extraordinary prose * Sunday Times *