Praise for The Buccaneers "Brave, lively, engaging...a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life."–
The New York Times Book Review "
The Buccaneers brilliantly showcases Wharton near the top of her form."–
Chicago Tribune
"Mainwaring has added gloss to the story's original elegance and wit, and the novel emerges like a master's painting from the hands of a highly skilled restorer."–Leon Edel, author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning
Henry James: A Life
"Mainwaring's version of
The Buccaneers is a tour de force....[She] deserves high marks for her ingenuity, novelistic skill, and critical intelligence."–
USA Today
"A sense of unobtrusive accuracy of tone and detail prevails throughout Ms. Mainwaring's [writing]....It's hard to imagine a better writer equipped to take on Edith Wharton."
–The Wall Street Journal