"A Film By Spencer Ludwig', [is] such a joy to read!Spencer's own justification of his life as a "real artist", and his reasons for despising mainstream cinema, are perfectly drawn' Guardian 'A tale of familial bonding involves encounters with the law, prostitutes, poker tables and unsavoury types, all spooled through Spencer's filmic narrative!the most memorable sections of Flusfeder's whimsical novel have the intimacy of a home movie' Sunday Times 'David Flusfeder is a stylishly masculine writer, and he pays fine tribute to the tenacious love that somehow binds this unlikeliest of father-son teams' Daily Mail 'A classy and original novel -- wry, sad, tough-minded and stylishly written' Al Alvarez Reviews for "The Pagan House": 'Flusfeder is a genuinely original writer with a fine ear and fluent style. His previous novel, "The Gift", raised expectations of a flowering talent; this does not disappoint.' The Mail on Sunday 'Quite a book!'The Pagan House' is the kind of book that, as it eschews authorial stridency, plays down its finest passages of prose and tells its best jokes in an undertone, risks not being recognised as the small masterpiece that it is. After reading it, though, you won't want it any other way.' Daily Telegraph '[A] madly brilliant, hilarious and tender portrait of adolescent angst.' Daily Mail '"The Pagan House" is a sophisticated coming-of-age narrative with, appropriate to any shucking away of childish things, a darkening tone ushered in by the double-twist in Flusfeder's denouement.' Sunday Telegraph 'David Flusfeder is a deliciously talented writer !"The Pagan House" is terrific fun.' New Statesman