Of Bees and Mist - Tapa blanda

'Of Bees and Mist is a beautifully crafted adult fairytale of love, loss, and loyalty that is at once witty, magical, and moving. This is a stunningly accomplished first novel.' (John Connolly, author of The Book of Lost Things and The Lovers)

It's rare to read a work of fiction that is so uniquely intoxicating, it becomes necessary to put life on hold while you let it work its magic. What makes Setiawan's achievement even more wonderful is that this is his debut novel...This is a bewitching, achingly romantic fairy tale and a truly epic undertaking - one that addresses some of lifes most universal themes of love, loyalty and betrayal (SHE Magazine)

This debut demands you enter a place full of spirits, ghosts, demons and clairvoyants, where spells and witchcraft prevail. (Glamour Magazine)

'It's rare to read a work of fiction that is so uniquely intoxicating, it becomes necessary to put life on hold while you let it work its magic. What makes Setiawan's achievement even more wonderful is that this is his debut novel...This is a bewitching, achingly romantic fairy tale and a truly epic undertaking - one that addresses some of lifes most universal themes of love, loyalty and betrayal' (SHE magazine)

'This debut demands you enter a place full of spirits, ghosts, demons and clairvoyants, where spells and witchcraft prevail.' (Glamour magazine)

A wildly imaginative beauty also marks Setiawan out as one to watch. (Metro)

A beautiful and sweeping modern fable of two families enmeshed in jealousy, desire and bitterness, the depth of passon and the pain of loss. Delightfully written and compelling, it's terrific - one to be hand sold. (The Bookseller)

'A wildly imaginative beauty also marks Setiawan out as one to watch.' (Metro)

'[Setiawan's] writing [is] so expressive and squeaky clean . . . A really impressive first novel.' (City AM)

'A beautiful and sweeping modern fable of two families enmeshed in jealousy, desire and bitterness, the depth of passon and the pain of loss. Delightfully written and compelling, it's terrific - one to be hand sold.' (The Bookseller)