Critical Praise

"The best book I’ve read in a long time. It is a class apart --- a 570-page literary novel that has as much emotional punch as anything I have ever read."

—Michael Fraser, Publishers Weekly "Galley Talk"

"The most enchanting debut novel of the summer... this is a great, big, mesmerizing read, audaciously envisioned as classic Americana.... Pick up this book and expect to feel very, very reluctant to put it down."

—Janet Maslin, New York Times

"Nothing quite compares to my experience of reading The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. This debut.... is one of the most stunning, elegant books I have ever read.... what can deservedly be called a great American novel."

—Lisa Jennifer Selzman, Houston Chronicle

"A classic in the making... The scope of this book, its psychological insight and lyrical mastery, make it one of the best novels of the year, and a perfect, comforting joy of a book for summer"

—O Magazine, July 2008