"[Look at Us] is frank and unflinching about desire, sexual dysfunction and the gulfs that can separate even the most intimate of partners. . . . A daring effort." –New York Times Book Review
"Approaches psychological boundaries with a boldness and variety rarely seen in contemporary fiction." –Review Americana
"Riveting. . . . Toma is excellent at looking intensely below the superficial and the unspoken, and his lucid style and cool tone add power to the story. The twists and turns of this contemporary morality play will have readers engrossed." –Publishers Weekly
"This literary novel will appeal to folks who like it a little steamy." –Booklist
"Into the lives of a quiet upper-class professional family in Manhattan comes a new nanny, young Maeve from Ireland: suddenly the air is charged with erotic intensity. The mildness was all illusion: soon our central characters are all wreaking heavy damage upon one another. Toma draws his world with Cheeverian nuance and flair; he's deeply insightful about the new American culture of 'watchers'–but to me his greatest skill is his ability to summon pure terror." –George Dawes Green, author of The Caveman's Valentine, The Juror, and Ravens
"Toma's Look at Us is a scrupulous dissection of a contemporary marriage in mortal peril. It's also a wild ride of a novel, gorgeously written, by turns comic, lyrical, elegiac, disturbing, and profound. I couldn't put it down until the startling conclusion, which arrived with such force I gasped. What a vision! Intense and chilling. Not to be missed." –Valerie Martin, author of Property and I Give It to You
"This book holds truths of all kinds–private, studied, euphoric, libidinal, and unbecoming–each one a revelation." –Jackie Polzin, author of Brood
