Critical Praise

" A stark, stunningly well-written novel. "-The New York Times Book Review"(White's) strength lies in his characters and his use of language to evoke the dark woods of rural Maine and the even darker lives of the people who spent the war years there. Reader's of Gutterson's work will probably find White's equally rewarding. "-Denver Post"Even without a buried crime to exhume, this novel would be fascinating...Michael White is a writer to watch. "-Wallace Stegner"A Brother's Blood is a mystery novel of the highest order...White's is a frightening--and ultimately moral--vision." "-Dawn Raffel, fiction editor, Redbook"A readable, tough, reverberating novel...The people inhabiting this story are every bit as real as the landscape...A first rate novel. "-Seymour Epstein, author of Leah"Remarkable controlled...This novel marks White as a talented and energetic writer. "-Publishers Weekly"Intelligent and believable...(A Brother's Blood) has depth and heart...A fine debut novel. "-Tulsa World"White captures perfectly the insularity and claustrophobia of a small New England town, the gruff eccentricity of its inhabitants, the brusque pride of a lonely spinster, and the moral tragedy of war. This dazzling first novel deserves a place in all collections. "-Booklist"A Brother's Blood is a dark, brooding tale containing mystery and suspense...a good novel that is well told. "-Springfield Sunday Republican"Remarkable controlled...This novel marks White as a talented and "energetic writer.What David Gutterson's Snow Falling on Cedars did for the Northwest and the subject of Japanese internment camps, Michael"murky aspect of World War II. "-The Hartford Currant"Read it--do read it...A mystery of uncommon humanity and understanding. "-Central Maine Newspaper

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