Little World

First published 2025

What the critics said

Mostly positive. 5 of 7 critics were positive or better.

“Swoony, atmospheric … Early passages shine with the promise of a delicately entwined story to come”

The New York Times Book Review · Mary Marge Locker · Positive
“Intricate, intimate and short … This book feels hollow, as though the desert termites have been at it … There’s no question that Little World is beautiful … A tiny treasure box”

The Guardian (UK) · Beejay Silcox · Mixed
“Strange”

The Washington Post · Talya Zax · Positive

Josephine Rowe, born 1984.

Catalogue data checked 3 October 2026