Deftly plotted and pitch-perfect in its pacing... as with any good thriller or tragedy, we watch, mesmerised, as the circle closes... should bring {Owen} the wider readership and acclaim he deserves. Suzy Cellan Hughes, New Welsh Review

Starred Review... Owen, winner of the 2007 Welsh Book of the Year Award, makes his English-language debut with this scalding variation on his countryman Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night." At age 30, Alun Brady is still living at home with his parents in Cardiff. A degrading sexual initiation at the spiteful hands of his successful surgeon brother's wife, trouble with the Inland Revenue, and a role in a bank heist all serve to undermine his comfortable middle-class life. Meanwhile, his terminally ill grandfather, Paddy, who's desperate for release, begs Alun to help him die. Owen's savage indictment of Britain's welfare programs and its socialized medicine is strong stuff by itself, but it's the tragic personal story of Alun as he spirals full of self-inflicted guilt toward an ironic, violent conclusion that packs the real emotional punch. Owen unflinchingly reveals how easy it will be to "rage, rage, against the dying of the light."Publishers Weekly (US), 09/13/2010

The go-to author for edgy, pacey urban thrillers... [displays] mastery of characterisation and storytelling... [also showing] inventiveness and [a] strong colloquial voice, [this] is a novel that is by turns moving, funny, brutal and surprising, proving that Owen is also fast becoming Wales' answer to Irvine Welsh. Red-handed magazine

Compelling and emotionally affecting, Owen's stunning new novel is a stark picture of... "society's underdogs"... the pace... plot twists and revelations as well as the heartbreaking social questions... [appeal] most... If you can cope with literary heartbreak, you must get hold of a copy.Jack Clothier, www.gwales.com

“An absorbing fable... enjoyable and pacey.. providing a thoughtful take on what it means to be alive and how suffering can control and overwhelm you. {3-star Review.}” Time Out London

For anyone interested in family strife with an edge of naughtiness (sexual, biblical, betrayal and many opther words ending in 'al') I urge you to buy this book. It's full of great characters (Floyd and Paddy especially); it's very pacy, funny, tragic and is originally plotted with the action unfolding in the past and present, every other chapter. It made me laugh, it made me cry and I couldn't put it down.” P Turner, Guardian Books Blog, Read Blog

An emotional, gripping read.” www.crookedtongues.com

“Shifting in time and cutting the social classes of Cardiff, Faith Hope and Love is a well-plotted, pacey, urban thriller evoking the city of Cardiff and exploring notions of memory and identity.” South Wales Argus

A well-paced and tightly plotted novel that holds a magnifying glass to the middle classes to highlight their dark underbelly. Full of memorable characters and containing a powerful message, the author has created an unconventional thriller that will linger long in the memory. Lloyd Jones