A striking meditation on loss and the search for home. -Publishers Weekly
A moving story about the courage to face the past and earn a chance at redemption. -Kirkus
Pineiro excels at creating poignant, emotive fiction which aims for both heart and head. -Jeremy Garber, Powell's Bookshop
I highly recommend A Little Luck by Claudia Pineiro. -Harvard Bookstore
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Praise for Claudia Pineiro
International Booker Prize (Shortlist)
Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award - Fiction (Shortlist)
LiBeraturpreis (Winner)
Short and stylish...a piercing commentary on mother-daughter relationships, the indignity of bureaucracy, the burdens of caregiving and the impositions of religious dogma on women. -New York Times
A lyrical portrait of a woman unable to grieve...incisive commentary on Catholic society's control of women's bodies. -Publishers Weekly
A murder mystery with a twist. -The Globe and Mail
Its true brilliance, though, is in how it flips Elena's insular daily reality into a much broader commentary on how the hypocrisy of Catholic society manifests in the lives and judgments of ordinary people. A highly accomplished and original novel, translated with great sensitivity to tone and atmosphere by Frances Riddle. -Irish Times
A gloriously taut and haunting tale...astonishingly assured. -Denise Mina , author of GODS AND BEASTS and THE LONG DROP
A fascinating, twisty tale. -The Listener
Contending with sorrow and illness, as well as the burdens of caregiving, bodily horrors, and forced presumptions in the lives of women, Elena Knows is a bold, visceral work of fiction. -Jeremy Garber, Powell's Bookshop
[Pineiro's] words work a kind of magic only very masterful literature does. -Lucy Writers
In Elena, Pineiro has created an uncommon Virgil who reminds readers of the damaging and even deadly effects of imposing one's convictions on others. -Necessary Fiction
A subtle and skilful exploration of how far women have the right to control their own bodies. -The Conversation
Riveting, revelatory and brilliantly imaginative. -Lonesome Reader
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