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Praise for Gary Barker:

‘The emotional heft of The Museum of Lost Love is obvious from the first page and never lets up. The characters breathe, they love, they mourn. They stay with you.’

JENNIFER FOX, Writer/Director/Producer of the award-winning film The Tale

‘Gary Barker writes as beautifully and efficiently as any writer I’ve read—not an unnecessary sentence in the entire book. He is Hemingway without the false macho energy, and The Museum of Lost Love is an extraordinary testament to the enduring power of our pasts.’

RICHARD REYES-GAVILAN, Executive Director, Washington DC Public Libraries

for Mary of Kivu

‘Mary of Kivu is the story of the Great African War, told with grace and passion. Drawing on his own experience in Congo and Rwanda, Barker depicts the horrors of war in an intriguing story that shows humanity’s gift to forgive is greater than its genius to destroy.’

SHEREEN EL FEKI, author of Sex and the Citadel

‘Barker writes with a simple, raw honesty that is captivating. No one is untouched by suffering in this novel. But the hope of healing and redemption, even in the darkest times, shines through. Mary of Kivu has an enduring, yet timely message: that forgiveness has the power to heal the deepest wounds—and create miracles in the process.’

KUWANA HAULSEY, author of The Red Moon and Angel of Harlem

for The Afghan Vampires Book Club

‘A riveting story of love and war. A marriage of American Sniper and Heart of Darkness. I read it straight through in one sitting.’

JANE FONDA

‘Partly a satirical broadside against the insanity of war by two writers who have spent years campaigning against violence, The Afghan Vampires Book Club also works as conspiracy thriller, speculative fiction, and full-on descent into hell.’

The Herald Scotland

for Luisa’s Last Words

‘Luisa’s Last Words is like a Le Carré novel with heart: you can’t put it down.’

JONATHAN NOSSITER, filmmaker

‘Offers a chilling evocation of the emotional impact of violence in South America. This rich, contemporary, political novel is written in a vivid cinematic style.’

Liemers Bibliotheken

‘Based on his personal experiences, Barker offers a frank, honest glimpse at the people behind the human rights field. A strong debut. It raises challenging questions about peace negotiations, a theme we rarely read about in fiction.’

Cutting Edge, Belgium