WINNER OF THE WHITBRED AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
"Astonishing. . . . Vivid and affecting. . . . Wonderfully supple, jazzy." -
The New York Times"Persistently sparkling pages...of startling and clarifying emotional power. . . . It casts a spell." –The Atlantic Monthly
"Completely captivating. . . . Thoroughly charming and melodic. . . .Devilishly lovely." –The Boston Globe
"Beautifully executed. . . . A few pages [in] and you begin to remember how much fun it is to put yourself in the hands of a skilled, majestically confident writer. . . . Delightful." –The New York Observer
"Brims with wit, humor, and energy." –The Christian Science Monitor