"Make no mistake: this is not an ordinary novel . . . [it's] a literary affirmation of fiction's potential to go beyond mere scene . . . and tap into the deepest roots of human motive."--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Gutsy, weirdly engrossing . . . Turn the last page and you'll realize that this strange, moving book has done just what a first novel should: It has left an impression."--"The New York Times Book Review"
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"One of those books that sets the reader's mind in new directions."--"Houston Chronicle"
"All suspicions are now confirmed. Haskell is a terrific writer."--"The Buffalo News"