Critical Praise

"Thirty-Three Swoons is ingenious and instructive, and Ms. Cooley skillfully juggles her brilliant scheme."

——Frances Taliaferro, Wall Street Journal

"Martha Cooley has mastered the art of folding historical figures into her fiction, without making the final product feel gimmicky. . . . Her language throughout is haunting. . . . Her descriptive powers are spellbinding."

——Maureen Corrigan, National Public Radio's Fresh Air