Deep Cuts

'Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song. . . both a nostalgic romp into the indie sleaze era of the early aughts and a timeless love story of creative collaboration, competition and ambition' Coco Mellors

'Clever and heart-wrenching and addictive, the kind of novel that grabs you in an instant and takes you reeling through its pages' Miranda Cowley Heller

'Clever, nostalgic, and deeply geeky. . . a literary indie-pop classic - brilliantly constructed, with a raw, heartfelt energy that captures an era' Florence Knapp

'Raw and lyrical and so evocative of its time and place. . . like High Fidelity for the indie sleaze era' Bobby Palmer

'Holly Brickley spins us through a whirling disco of sound' The Times

'A pitch perfect novel. . . brimming with tension, lyricism and passion, with a searing poignancy that will keep you hooked' Glamour

'A beautiful love story' Stylist

'Smart, swoony and imbued with youthful yearning' Mail Online

'Will engender a rush of recognition in music lovers' Guardian

'Dazzling' Elle

'Obsessed' Cosmo

'Addictive' Good Housekeeping

'A must-read' Red

'I find it hard to remember the last time I found a novel so relatable and enjoyable' Gillian McAllister

'An incredibly special book, one of the best I've read in a very long time' Beth O'Leary

'Warm, nostalgic, totally engrossing. I loved this novel' Liz Moore

'Every writer knows the highest compliment is envy: I wish I'd written that. Deep Cuts is a joy: fizzy, moving, endlessly smart. . . So: I wish I'd written that. The other person I'm envious of is you, because you're about to read this deeply wonderful book' Claire Dederer

'A blockbuster. . . Cool, sexy, smart and pithy - this is the love story you've been waiting for' Lucy Clarke

'I'd never really identified with the phrase "screaming, crying, throwing up" before I read, and fell head over heels in love with this incredible novel . . . Can you tell I'm obsessed?' The Bookseller, Book of the Month, March 2025