"[Barbara Isn't Dying] is a Russian doll of a novel, the hidden story of a difficult marriage slowly revealed through the stages of a husband's care for his terminally ill wife. This is a wise, carefully constructed novel about fragile hidden identities, whose ending reads like a deeply felt beginning."–Elena Lappin, The Washington Post
"Barbara Isn't Dying is another short yet substantial novel from Alina Bronsky. Deftly translated by Tim Mohr, the book has echoes with two of the Russian-born German author's recent works which feature aging protagonists... warm, poignant and acerbically funny... a sharp-eyed and unsentimental character study of one man and his blinkered view of the world around him."–Malcolm Forbes, Star Tribune
"Bronsky's picture of Walter resonates as deeply poignant, ultimately leaving the reader with a profound sympathy and resigned acceptance of life's challenges, the process of aging, and ultimately the creation of a new way of life."–Frank Valish, Under the Radar
"[Barbara Isn't Dying is] a remarkably endearing story of a man who realizes he's taken his loved ones for granted, finds the flaws in his worldview, and works, in this last stage of his life, to change."–Arianna Rebolini, Bustle, "22 Beach Reads to Bring on Vacation This Summer"
"Skirting sentimentality, and sprinkling what could be a sad tale with plenty of welcome humor, Bronsky makes us root for her unlikely hero."–Booklist
"In this tragicomic tale, Herr Schmidt wakes one morning to discover nobody has made the coffee yet–and his immediate thought must be that his wife has died in the night, because what other explanation could there be? Bronsky covers a lot of emotional ground in just 182 pages; I recommend Fredrik Backman fans take a look."–Anne Bogel, Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club
"Cheerful, clever, and full of compassion."–WDR 3 Mosaic
"Brimming with dark wit and great warmth."–Sound & Media
"Bronsly's delicate detachment, her sense of comedy, her feeling for the weird and absurd, make Barbara Isn't Dying Yet a delight."–WDR 5
"The humor is biting, the characters idiosyncratic, the laughter spontaneous–readers will love this new book by Bronsky both for its unsympathetic antihero and for how connected they ultimately feel to him."–emotion
Praise for Alina Bronsky
"Bronsky has a Dickensian flair for writing about miserable children–or, rather, the miseries of childhood."–Vulture
"Alina Bronsky brilliantly keeps the mood funny and uplifting throughout with quirky characters and irreverent humor. My Grandmother's Braid celebrates the power of forgiveness and the strength of the human spirit."–Apple Books, Book of the Month
"[Alina Bronsky] is at her best when evoking family dysfunction and powerful, mean old women, and both aspects are promised here [ . . . ] Sounds like a riot, as ever."–Lit Hub, Most Anticipated Books of 2021
"My Grandmother's Braid is written in a style that seems at turns facetious and tragic; one finds themselves snorting with laughter during the most inappropriate moments [ . . . ] This book is funny, maddening, and surprisingly sentimental and compassionate. It seems incredible to flip through the one hundred and fifty or so pages that comprise this novel and realize how much there is still to talk about."–Barbara Halla, Asymptote
"Bronsky's comic take on grandmother makes way for empathy [ . . . ] Bronsky depicts challenges the ragtag band of characters is up against through gritty city scenes and no-bones-about-it biases. The world of this novel is small, but densely packed with humorous pathos."–Mari's Book Reviews
"This is a novel about a dysfunctional family and the weakness of the human spirit, written with biting humor, fabulous dialogue, and a good deal of heart. A slim novel that has the power to surprise us when we're least expecting it."–Heaven Ali
"Thrilling and moving in equal measure."–Berliner Zeitung
"A marvelous tragicomedy told with such lightness as if the author were hovering a few inches above the ground."–Sächsische Zeitung
"Bronsky is not only a master of the unwritten, but also a magician of perspective and, most importantly, of empathy towards her characters."–Die Tageszeitung
"Alina Bronsky has written a little masterpiece. Filled with dark humor, at times cynical, My Grandmother's Braid is an extraordinarily readable novel, rich in dialogue, and extremely entertaining."–Gießener Allgemeine
