Joy Williams is now the most gifted writer of her generation. -- Harold Brodkey Joy Williams is simply a wonder. -- Raymond Carver Savage, serious, hilarious, passionate, loving, and lyrical. --Kirkus Reviews Williams means to incite, rattle, and pique. Extremely well informed.... These howls, protests, and pleas for sanity are lacerating, brilliant, and necessary. --Booklist Williams brings plenty of heat to the page--and plenty of light, too. --Amazon.com Compelling...Highly recommended. --Library Journal She's seriously ticked off, wholly unapologetic, and enormously fun to read. --San Diego Union-Tribune