"No contemporary writer creates characters more appealing, or examines them with greater acuity and forgiveness, than she does."
–Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
"Fowler's witty writing is a joy to read."
–USA Today
"An astonishing narrative voice, at once lyric and ironic, satiric and nostalgic... Fowler can tell stories that engage and enchant."
–San Francisco Chronicle
"Fowler manages to re-create both life's extraordinary and its ordinary magic."
–New York Times Book Review
"Unforgettable... incandescent... bewitching."
–Los Angeles Times Book Review