"A richly textured tale of love, disappointment, family ties, and the ways in which our fantasies can sustain us . . . A charming debut."
–DANI SHAPIRO
Author of Slow Motion
"SUBLIME . . . Like the steakhouse where Emily works, which was built without a single nail, Esaki-Smith's first novel is a precisely constructed work of art, and your pleasure in discovering its multiple layers will have you singing her praises."
–Newsday
"HEARTFELT . . . WILL PAVAROTTI ACTUALLY SHOW UP? THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS DELIGHTFULLY UNEXPECTED."
–Publishers Weekly
"DELECTABLE, BRIMMING WITH GOOD FOOD, GOOD MUSIC, GOOD WRITING. I LOVED IT."
–HISAYE YAMAMOTO
Author of Seventeen Syllables
