"Yates writes powerfully and enters completely and effortlessly into the lives of his characters . . . A spare yet wrenching tale." –The New York Times Book Review
"An elegant, moving novel, quietly poignant." –
Larry McMurtry, The Washington Post "Invigorating and even gripping. The dialogue is artful enough to sound natural. In his descriptive prose every word works quietly to inspire the illusion that things are happening by themselves . . . A literary achievement." –
Paul Gray, Time "Exact, indisputable, and moving." –
Richard Todd, The Atlantic "Extraordinarily good . . . Written with the force and simplicity of absolute truth." –
The San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle "The effect is at once cruel and sweet, heartbreaking and brutal . . .
The Easter Parade has an astonishing sweep and weight." –
Stuart O'Nan, The Boston Book Review
