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'Like so much of Robinson's writing, Reading Genesis is alive with questions of kindness, community and how to express what we so often struggle to put into words' New York Times Magazine

'In luminous prose Robinson challenges a modern reader to understand just how unusual a book Genesis is ... In this rich and provoking study, Robinson has masterfully traced [a] sense of wonder back to its ancient, remarkable source' Julian Coman, Observer

'Invites us to take time in reading the stories again, in the company of one of the foremost novelists today in the English language ... A work of exceptional wisdom and imagination' Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, Daily Telegraph

'There is something of the sense of astonishment and marvel that is present in her novels... Robinson's careful analysis is to have one's understanding of the text profoundly enriched and changed' Richard Harries, Guardian