“Hampl is that rare writer who refuses to sentimentalize even those she loves most…The tensions in this novelistic masterpiece gather stitch by stitch, one ordinary but riveting anecdote after another, interwoven with dry comedy.”
Newsday

 “If anyone can restore the memoir to glory, it's Patricia Hampl…Read Hampl, and you'll forget about Frey.”
Chicago Tribune

A “beautiful bouquet of a book”
Entertainment Weekly

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