Critical Praise

" Not since Flannery O'Connor's first book has a debut novel by a young Southerner been so filled with wry humor and humanity, so precisely right in its idioms, and so distinctive in its voices. "

——St. Petersburg Times

" A wonderful first novel of the lives of three generations of Tennessee women....I can't think of enough nice things to say about Crazy Ladies. The voices are sharp, wry, and utterly convincing. "

——Washington Post Book World

" Wonderfully inventive.... Her writing is brilliant in detail and dialogue, flavored with just enough spicy Southern wit and wisdom. "

——San Francisco Examiner—Chronicle

" Gripping...Dazzling...Unforgettable...An absorbing, skillfully interwoven mix of calamity and comedy, narrated in turns by a wholly entertaining cast of characters. "

——Atlanta Journal—Constitution

"Powerful. . . . Impressive. "

—New York Times Book Review