'Wonderful' Kate Atkinson
'Highly original' The Times
'Witty and moving' Mail on Sunday

Masha Edelman yearns for a life on the stage and to escape her strict religious family. Miles away, in a safe suburban neighbourhood, family man Leslie Senzatimore longs to be a hero. They have little idea of what lies ahead for them. Through a cosmic sleight of hand enters Jacob, a man who has travelled a long way through time, and is determined to make his mark on the lives of these two strangers. What follows is a rollicking, sparkling story of kinship, freedom and belonging.

Jacob's Folly is an extraordinary book. Miller's writing is vigorous, powerful and riveting. I was constantly surprised by the flights and dips of narrative, and its complexity, while from start to finish her wit and the clear, true characters kept the book grounded. A magnificent achievement -- Sadie Jones, author of The Outcast
A wonderful book - fresh, original, always surprising, with delightfully drawn characters. Rebecca Miller is an excellent novelist -- Kate Atkinson
A highly imaginative exercise that turns out to be comic, raucous and tender, sometimes all at once * * Sunday Telegraph * *
Miller's prose is rich. Eccentric, witty, highly original * * The Times * *
Original and imaginative, this beautifully written novel is a witty and moving read; magical realism darkly filtered through a European eye * * Mail on Sunday * *
Glittering... ambitious, thought-provoking and frequently hilarious * * Financial Times * *
An intriguing jewel of a novel about temptation and desire * * Observer * *
In Jacob's Folly, Rebecca Miller has landed on a narrative voice that's antique, droll, racy and occasionally cutting...a delicately balanced triple narrative that jumps across centuries... this is an imaginative leap in new direction, yolking historical fiction to a contemporary drama * * Los Angeles Times * *
Bravura storytelling elevates this tale - narrated by a fly on the wall - from the merely fanciful to the fantastic... Miller has sent her characters on a daring odyssey that traverses history, religion, philosophy and cultural identity * * New York Times Book Review * *
Jacob's Folly is an ingenious, meticulously observed, profoundly absorbing and deeply satisfying read * * USA Today * *

Rebecca Miller is a writer and director. She is the author of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, a Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick, which she also adapted for screen; Personal Velocity, her feature film of which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance; and Jacob's Folly. Her film work includes Angela, The Ballad of Jack and Rose and Maggie's Plan. Her work has been published in thirty-two languages.