Critical Praise

"Striking ... utterly individual ... exudes its own special atmosphere and intentions. Ann Darby writes with an old-fashioned storyteller's ripe attention to scene and scope ... [and) with sensitivity about the brave new world [her] heroine must traverse .... [Darby's] story of love, loss, and the need for connection makes for a page-turner."

——Elle

"Thoughtful ... a haunting picture ... particularly arresting."

——Entertainment Weekly

"Smart, sharply observant . . . [Darby] constructs each line beautifully. . . . Some of the novel's best lines attain a rhythmic intensity and power through their very simplicity... The language hits just the right note."

——New York Times Book Review

"[Darby's] prose is tightly controlled ... sometimes microscopically observant, sometimes musical. Her attention to every detail of the period is faultless. . . . Such virtues and bursts of brilliance provide evidence that this accomplished short story writer can spin memorable fiction at length."

——Publishers Weekly