“[Herring] has a genius for condensing complex philosophical and scientific postulates into digestible bites” John Banville, The Nation

“Herring's account is intellectual history at its finest" The New Criterion

A “lively and deft biography of Bergson” The New York Times

“The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year.”John Banville, New Statesman’s Best Books of 2024

“Since the turn of this century, [Bergson] has begun to benefit from positive scholarly reassessment, of which Herring’s sensitive and compelling biographical study represents a welcome extension for the general reader.” The Times Literary Supplement

"Herring weaves together biographical detail with lucid accounts of [Bergson's] basic ideas. She has produced a much-needed reintroduction of Bergson to English-language readers." The Wall Street Journal

“Written in graceful prose and drawing a clear analogy with contemporary techno-optimism and its discontents, this captivates.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A solidly researched and earnestly accessible portrait of a creative, free-thinking intellect." Kirkus Reviews