G-Scene Gay Magazine (from the heart of Brighton and Cove!)
"A treat to read something so well crafted and ‘our women’s’ forlorn but flamboyant voice has stayed with me long after I finished the book."
The Metro Herald (Dublin & London)
"..told with such chuckle-inducing black humour and deep-seated intelligence it's akin to being button-holed by a fascinating, blithely imprudent stranger."
The Daily Telegraph (UK)
There is something heroic about the desperate resilience of Our Woman, and the originality of her depiction by Schofield, that leaves an indelible trace on the reader’s mind.
Hot Press review, Anne Sexton
Malarky is written in gorgeous technicolour prose and is in turns laugh out loud funny and deeply moving. Highly recommended.
The Dalkey Archive Press
With great aplomb and shite-smeared wellies, Malarky stomps squarely into the territory of Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, Roddy Doyle, and Martin McDonagh.
The Montreal Gazette
Schofield starts at a pitch of inspiration most novels are lucky to reach at any point and remarkably sustains that level all the way through
San Francisco Chronicle
"Malarky" becomes truly compelling when Our Woman embodies an existential strangeness. In certain moments, we are not so far from Beckett's Molloy...
Quill and Quire
Schofield’s formal experimentation is in perfect tandem with her thematic content.
The National Post
"A delightfully offbeat debut novel ... Schofield shows a deft — and altogether welcome — comic touch."
Slightly Bookist
It’s a glorious, breathless romp through the mind of an immensely likeable woman.