—The Independent Review of Books, Reviewer’s Pick

—Midwest Book Review

—Publishers Weekly, Editor’s Pick

—Mahbod Seraji, author of ROOFTOPS OF TEHRAN

—Kirkus Reviews

—Jacquie Bloese, author of THE FRENCH HOUSE

—Joan Steinau Lester, PEN Josephine-Miles Award-winning author of LOVING BEFORE LOVING: A Marriage in Black and White

—Independent Book Review (starred review)

—Trita Parsi, author of A SINGLE ROLL OF THE DICE and LOSING AN ENEMY

—Stephen Kinzer, author of ALL THE SHAH'S MEN