‘Gargoyles is deeply moving, providing a serious connection with readers.'

– Stylist

‘Experimental and daring, tender and compelling; Gargoyles is a story of illness, trauma and self-knowledge that has burnt itself into my mind forever. I urge you to read this beautifully written and startling book.'

– Rebecca Tamás

‘Gargoyles is a beautiful book about an awful experience; a very elegant, moving and timely study of illness and how it influences time, memory and reality.’

– Sara Baume

'This exquisite book will stay with me for a very, very long time. It is a dazzling account of trauma and recovery, but also a testament to the power of using beautiful writing to excavate our most important moments and find meaning in chaos. It is an astonishing achievement to take slippery subjects like pain, illness, and self-knowledge and render them so lucidly on the page. This warm and moving story is beautifully told. It is a gift, and I urge you to read it.'

– Lucia Osborne Crowley

'Harriet Mercer writes with exceptional grace, self-awareness and compassion as she gently takes us through some of the most difficult episodes in her life. I’m in awe of what she has accomplished in Gargoyles.'

– Zeba Talkhani