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“Katharine Weber delivers the goods: an unpredictable, unsentimental story driven by characters who seem more alive than on the page.… The best novels pack both an emotional and an intellectual wallop. Weber’s is one.”

—WALLY LAMB

“Engaging … Ms. Weber’s nuanced renderings of childhood traumas, of families in crisis, and of Harriet’s grandmother are impressive.”

—New York Times Book Review

“A fine first novel … filled with hope and playfulness.”

—Cosmopolitan

“Weber has a gift for anchoring situation in time and place; for rapid shifts of tone; for showing how the ordinary and the extraordinary commingle in our experience.… She knows how treacherous the heart can be and also that it is our only resource.”

—Boston Globe

“Katharine Weber, in her stunning first novel, might be a murder-mystery author, so tight is her style.… A fascinating read.”

—MAY SARTON

“Wonderfully complex characters, witty prose, ironic situations, and tragic consequences.… Weber’s control of language holds this cleverly touching book together.”

—Charlotte Observer

“First novels are rarely this good. Katharine Weber has produced a work that reveals an uncommon control of her craft and a mature understanding of human character and motives.… A work that makes us want to turn the pages as fast as we can to learn what will happen next to these original and interesting female characters.”

—Kansas City Star

“Witty, bittersweet … A meticulously drawn cast of characters, keen irony, and a flawless sense of place.”

—Plain Dealer

“Weber writes with captivating charm and an easy intelligence.”

—Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“A rock-solid novel, with impressive style and amazing detail.… More than just a beguiling narrative; Weber steps into the looking glass and pulls the reader in with her.”

—Providence Sunday Journal

“Tender and funny and sometimes jolting, this is a first novel of remarkable accomplishment.… Weber’s sly and prickly wit, her delight in the farcical aspects of the most tragic situations, and her sure sense of the rewards—and limits—of feminine friendship cast a life-enhancing glow over the proceedings.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Compelling from the outset, due in large part to an enchantingly vulnerable, articulate, clever, yet candid protagonist.”

—Booklist