“A searching, heartfelt meditation on the mistakes of youth (and beyond).”
–The New York Times Book Review
“What takes this tale beyond the perils of triangulation is Laird’s savvy portrayal of the cultural elite, and his insights into the deft deceptions of love.”
–O, The Oprah Magazine
“By the time you realize just what a dangerous writer Nick Laird is, it’s too late to break away. . . . Laird’s [novels] glide along with the language of a writer who can make every line work elegantly.”
–The Washington Post
“Laird convenes a cast of enjoyable catty art-world types. . . . The cultural insights are persuasive,”
–The New Yorker
“Nick Laird (gifted author of the highly praised Utterly Monkey) presents each character in the round, fully, convincingly, and with a compassion liberally spiked with cool humor and an exhilarating originality of expression.”
–The Boston Globe
