"A memorable debut and a headily promising one.... A fine novel ... a work of depth." –
The Baltimore Sun "
After You'd Gone is a memorable first novel." –
The Seattle Times "Utterly beautiful ... poetic and wise ... a lovely and fully realized performance." –
The Boston Globe "O'Farrell has written a deeply elusive book, one made more mysterious, somehow, by her wonderful sense of detail."
–Los Angeles Times
"While skillfully employing interwoven multiple points of view ... O'Farrell performs a traditional, old-fashioned storytelling striptease, seductively unveiling layer after layer of revelatory secrets."
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The New York Times Book Review "Beautifully written contemporary fiction." –
The Sunday Times