Critical Praise

“Excruciatingly funny.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“Dark, luminous and hilarious, THE STAGER draws its radiant power from the great time-tested themes: love, betrayal and the redemptive power of rabbits. At the height of her powers, Susan Coll reveals her mastery of the wry and delicious line, of the bizarre and tender moment --- and of hope.”

—Dylan Landis, author of NORMAL PEOPLE DON’T LIVE LIKE THIS

“What a delight to follow Susan Coll on her tour of one family’s surreal unraveling. Sly and wise, Coll is a stager extraordinaire, allowing us to peer behind the curtain of suburban success and excess. I loved this novel’s wild wit. Now I want to adopt the Jorgenson family’s precocious kid --- and their stoned rabbit.” 

—Lisa Zeidner, author of LOVE BOMB

“Sometimes a book just takes you by the hand and swings you deliriously in a new dance --- that is THE STAGER, Susan Coll’s brilliant comic novel. Peopled by rabbits and woefully wise little girls, by adulterers and other unfortunate adults, this is a world sharp with secrets, grudges, mania, odors and profound sweetness. I loved it.” 

—Cathleen Schine, author of FIN & LADY and THE THREE WEISSMANNS OF WESTPORT