"Lisboa is excellent on tiny details--the significance of little objects, fleeting instants that change us. Moments in conversations, or the wonder of Vanja's first snowfall, are touching and sometimes mesmerising; but Lisboa is not sentimental, and Vanja isn't, either. With its fresh and instantly familiar voice, Crow Blue tells the human story of a migrant experience, but there's no self-pity in Vanja's sense of dislocation. Her story may be full of warmth and love, but she is also insightful, practical and forthright. There's a fine sense of rhythm and tone, rendered with vibrancy and precision by Alison Entrekin." --The Independent, Books of the Year

"A classic coming-of-age narrative that also explores the dark side of Brazil's political history." --The Observer

"Confidently written . . . Adriana Lisboa's prose is a wonderful invitation, and her characters are that of the globalized world. She has much to say, and she knows just how to say it." --Jornal do Commercio

"Riveting . . . [Lisboa] deftly weaves together scenes of past and present . . . bringing the story to a satisfying crescendo." --Publishers Weekly on Symphony in White

"It's what renews our faith: this young author from Rio de Janeiro is the most stunning revelation in the Brazilian literature of her generation." --Correio Braziliense on The Hut of Fallen Persimmons

"Multi-layered narrative [and] deftly translated . . . In Crow Blue, Lisboa succeeds in writing an imaginative story that keeps its interconnected plotlines moving simultaneously. With lyrical prose and keen insight, Crow Blue shows how the search for a long-lost father can reveal the meaning of family itself." --High Country News