"In tender, compassionate prose...Markovits glints through desire, ennui, misunderstanding, and love, illuminating one family's life so that it glows collectively like a human panorama." --Jonathan Lethem, author of A Different Kind of Tension and Brooklyn Crime Novel

"Elegant, absorbing . . . What a fine ear Markovits has for the way people talk . . . Each exchange is a prolonged, expert rally, with the book as the ball, bearing the imprint of each family member in turn."--Guardian

"A book to be savored ... for its granular evocation of family life . . . Hugely enjoyable."--Observer

"Intimate, funny and agile enough to capture the ever-shifting sands on which family life is built . . . Masterfully done."--Daily Mail

"Sophisticated and engrossing . . . full of authentically captured emotion and wonderfully acute observation . . . the imprint of Saul Bellow is evident [yet] Markovits's voice feels wholly his own . . . This is a subtle, ruminative novel of family life, generational conflict and compromise [and] marks a novelist coming into his own."--Literary Review

"A good writer makes the reading easy and Markovits makes for a smooth, immersive ride ... Markovits has a lively eye for the small, ingrained moments of everyday life, and this gives his writing its authenticity."--Herald