"Everything about Arlington Park is original and fearless." –Francine Prose, Bookforum
"Hideously funny . . . A novel with a sense of rightness at its core and a narrative intelligence so swift and piercing it can take your breath away." –
The Boston Globe "Her books are smart and deep, telling tales of urban life that are the twenty-first-century version of Austen or Thackeray. . . . Cusk's depictions and evaluations are spot-on, her language smooth and enthralling." –
Baltimore Sun "Cusk's glory is her style, cold and hard and devastatingly specific, empathetic but not sympathetic." –
Los Angeles Times "Cusk's frank acknowledgment of maternal ambivalence is rare and wonderful." –
Entertainment Weekly "Sharp wit and commanding prose." –
The New York Times "Devastating . . . Incisively vivid." –
Publishers Weekly