Critical Praise

"A strange, compelling story of obsessive love. . . . Riveting, right from the start. In lush and sensual prose, Freed draws us into her 'house of women.'"

——Colleen Kelly Warren, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"House of Women is surprising and inevitable, often in the same sentence. It illuminates and, at the same time, deepens the human mystery. I don't ask for more from a book."

——Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours

"There is not a word out of place in this novel, and its dreamy meditations on sex agreeably evoke Marguerite Duras. . . . Freed has a knack for choosing the perfectly resonant, unsettling detail. . . . She leads her reader toward insight and understanding with a deft and delicate touch."

——Emily Barton, Washington Post

"Engrossing. . . . An odd, hypnotic little book."

——Polly Shulman, Newsday