A glorious achievement. . . . Infinitely satisfying. . . . A triumph.
The New York Times Book Review
A fine collection, with a resonating and particularly rewarding novella.
San Francisco Chronicle Impressive . . . brilliant . . . engrossing. . . . This is a book that will last and last.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Thrilling to read. . . . The prose has about it the effortlessness only effort can produce.
USA Today
Thoroughly familiar moments are captured by Ms. Smiley with such immediacy and precision that we are left with a sense of having participated in her characters lives.
The New York Times
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"A glorious achievement. . . . Infinitely satisfying. . . . A triumph." -
The New York Times Book Review "A fine collection, with a resonating and particularly rewarding novella." -
San Francisco Chronicle "Impressive . . . brilliant . . . engrossing. . . . This is a book that will last and last." -
The Philadelphia Inquirer "Thrilling to read. . . . The prose has about it the effortlessness only effort can produce." -
USA Today
"Thoroughly familiar moments are captured by Ms. Smiley with such immediacy and precision that we are left with a sense of having participated in her characters' lives." -
The New York Times