"The powerful story is superbly told. . . . You can't ask for much more from historical fiction."
--The Washington Post Book World

"Ambitious in scope and depth . . . Mallon makes good use of sharp, disturbing twists on familiar themes."
--The New York Times Book Review

"A transporting, beautifully written novel as authentic in its period detail as it is in its rich characterizations."
--Entertainment Weekly

"Riveting . . . Mallon's most polished gem to date."
--Chicago Tribune

"A pitch-perfect rendering . . . Mesmerizing and assiduously researched."
--The Philadelphia Inquirer

"A powerful reconstruction of actual events."
--New Orleans Times-Picayune

"From the footnotes of American history, Mallon has pulled authentic figures and embroidered a compelling novel."
--Booklist

"A masterly blend of fact and fiction."
--Albany Times Union

"Mallon . . . outdoes himself in this re-creation, which raises the private consequences of history to what seems their deserved status--legend."
--Publishers Weekly

"All written history is a work of imagination, but seldom is it rendered as skillfully as in Henry and Clara."
--Raleigh News and Observer

"Beautifully written, Henry and Clara is marked by tender passion, and its characters are, for all their faults, endearing."
--National Review

"A stately and elegant historical novel of classic proportions. . . . Mallon's book is smart and engaging, and he manages to bring his characters fully alive while never allowing us to forget that they are truly creatures of another era."
--Los Angeles Times

"An imaginative alteration of events, a provocative might-have-been. . . . Some of Mallon's finest writing goes into Henry's letters home. . . . Triumphantly successful as a suspenseful and satisfying work of art."
--The New Criterion