Critical Praise

"Brilliant observations, excellent characters, spiffy dialogue and a clever plot keep readers hooked, and the final twist turns Patsy’s new life on its ear. Huneven’s exploration of misdeeds real and imagined is humane, insightful and beautiful."

—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Michelle Huneven’s new novel, Blame, is a lovely, shimmering tour de force, full of an astonishing sense of the beauty of the world, the inestimable complexity of moral consequences, and the bright pleasures of Huneven’s prose. Read it."

—Roxana Robinson, author of Cost

"In Blame, a guilty protagonist strives for the good and achieves the beautiful --- and, eventually, the truth. Huneven’s supple, world-loving prose elevates small gestures into redemptive acts and everyday objects into restorative gifts, rewarding the reader on every page."

—Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and Paint It Black

"Yes, this book is dark... But also funny and full of life... This book is a pleasure, on every level."

—Bookforum