"Lovely and useful"

Sara Maitland, broadcaster and author of A Book of Silence

“Rarely do you come across as beautiful book as this. In ‘Quiet Amsterdam’ Siobhan Wall has used her skill has a photographer to bring alive the sheer beauty of the many tranquil places that nestle amongst the hustle and bustle of the city. If you value peace and quiet this book will be an indispensable companion. It covers everything from parks and places to sit right through to hotels, bookshops and places to eat. London is crying out for a book like this. My guess is that the market for such a book would be considerable”

John Stewart, voted the UK ’s ’Environmental Campaigner of the Year, 2008'

“Guide books come in many forms but very few transcend their category so completely as Siobhan Wall's pioneering book. She seeks out areas of quiet in Amsterdam, from parks and walks to bookshops, cafés and restaurants that are worth visiting in themselves, not just noise-free places. Beautifully produced and illustrated, the guide is printed in a superb, limited edition. Simply reading it generates a vicarious tranquillity as the author/ photographer describes her peaceful quest. The photographs are in black and white, but this only adds to the deep, restorative calm of the book - leafing through it is almost comparable to listening to great music precisely because it emphasises the value of silence and calm at the right moment. It is also a very practical book, however, ideal for anyone thinking of visiting the city”.

Nigel Rodgers, Chair of Pipedown, the campaign against piped music in public places

“Quiet Amsterdam is much more than a guidebook. It is a manifesto for careful attention and quiet contemplation. It gently reveals the city by appealing to our senses - asking the reader to imagine what the places in the book feel like - as well as providing beautiful photographs taken by the author. The images show the city and its surrounding parklands throughout the seasons and so the book emerges as a project undertaken over time, inviting the same from the reader and opening up the prospect of many future visits. A rare combination of practical guidebook and evocation of place”.

Trevor Norris,  Senior Lecturer, London Metropolitan University

“...what a beautiful book"

Lynne Hatwell, author of 'Dove Grey Reader' (literary blog)

“It is an excellent volume and we certainly need something for London-if not the whole of Britain’.

Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist), London