"Mesmerising prose pins us to the page throughout this compelling story. Black Boxes confirms Caroline Smailes' growing reputation as a unique and important writer."
Orna Ross, bestselling author of A Dance in Time.
"The character's [Pip's] account of being picked on in class is likely to strike a chord with many readers."
Liverpool Daily Post
'Beautifully written psychological page turner. Black Boxes is brave, honest and full of heart. Utterly compelling.'
Rosalind Wyllie, author of Everything You Ever Wanted.
'Heartbreaking... and very, very good.'
Sarah Salway
'Black Boxes is the best novel I have read all year. I laughed, I cried and I cried some more. And came away a changed person.'
American Chronicle of Black Boxes