'A captivating story about family, belonging and home'.
* New Books *
'Van Booy charms us with the struggles of this unlikely father-figure'.
* Sunday Herald *
'The novel is almost heartbreaking in its expression of the hunger to love and be loved'
-- Mary Ellen Quinn * Booklist *
'The moving account of a unique relationship between a parent and child, thrust together under the worst of circumstances. With fine, nuanced prose and much tenderness, Booy guides this unlikely father-daughter pair into a beautiful maturity, showing us with great heart what it really means to be a family'
-- Elizabeth Crane, author of
The History of Great Things 'Deftly portrays his characters' raw emotions'
* Wall Street Journal *
'Van Booy writes with muted unsentimental elegance about the impulses that bind us together'
* The Times *
'Tells his stories without affectation, but ever so effectively as a stylist and a devout humanist'
* Portland Press Herald *
'The uncanny beauty of Van Booy's prose, and his ability to knife straight to the depths of a character's heart, fill a reader with wonder'
* San Francisco Chronicle *
'This is a truly special writer who does things with abstract language that are so evocative and original, your breath literally catches in your chest'
* Andre Dubus III *
'From minimalistic sentences he wrings out maximum impact, stripping away artifice and elaboration in favor of stark, emotional clarity and honesty'
* Boston Globe *
'Van Booy writes like Hemingway but with more heart'
* New Hampshire Public Radio *