Critical Praise

"This stark debut novel is a poignant look at a wrenching period of history."

——Chicago Tribune

Blackwell craftily weaves history and botany through this utterly devourable narrative."

——Los Angeles Times

"As a first novel, Hunger stands on its own: a finely angled vision into hell, a spare portrait of the banality of survival."

——Philadelphia Enquirer

"Diligently researched and written in appropriately spare prose, the novel is insightful and gripping."

——San Francisco Chronicle