"Moving and funny, fetchingly irreverent and soulful, Blue Shoe is an absolute joy."—Chicago Sun-Times

"Everybody loves Anne Lamott...[she] writes with an emotional shorthand that's instantly decipherable and funny to anyone who's had children—or parents."—The Christian Science Monitor

"Irresistible...Lamott has created a work full of shaggy, truthful charm."—San Francisco Chronicle

"Glorious...After reading Blue Shoe, you feel as if you had sat on the kitchen floor and talked with the author late into the night about your mothers, your bodies, your lovers, and God. And that, in a nutshell, is the minor miracle of Lamott's writing."—The Atlanta Journal Constitution

"Philosophical, honest, and poignant, Lamott writes about real life and how it goes on, through good and through bad."—Boston Herald

"The novel's effect on the reader is profoundly springlike: It is tonic."—Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Anyone who's ever had a heartache—or a family—will relate to Anne Lamott's poignant novels."—Rosie Magazine

"Blue Shoe is a gift you will want to give yourself."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch