Reviews
It scarcely seems possible that Elizabeth Evans can know all she does know about the world. Her authority is brilliant and absolute, and her amazing tales are a gift to any reader.... A wonderful collection and another remarkable achievement by one of the best writers we have., Elizabeth Evans is a rare and masterful storyteller—compassionate, whip-smart, and funny. In these stories, she combines razor-sharp linguistic magic with breathtaking expansivity in order to articulate that elusive, tricky place in between what is spoken and what is left unsaid where truly great fiction resides., "Heartbreaking and subtle, these are the kind of stories that make you think: 'Oh yes. Life's just like that. Thank God somebody got it down in print.' Elizabeth Evans is a writer of enormous talent, using her art to make sense of our world." -- Bonnie Friedman, author of and Writing Past Dark "Elizabeth Evans is a rare and masterful storyteller--compassionate, whip-smart, and funny. In these stories, she combines razor-sharp linguistic magic with breathtaking expansivity in order to articulate that elusive, tricky place in between what is spoken and what is left unsaid where truly great fiction resides." -- Maud Casey, author of Frantic and The Shape of Things to Come "It scarcely seems possible that Elizabeth Evans can know all she does know about the world. Her authority is brilliant and absolute, and her amazing tales are a gift to any reader.... A wonderful collection and another remarkable achievement by one of the best writers we have." -- Robb Forman Dew, National Book Award-winning author of Dale Loves Sophie to Death and The Evidence Against Her "Elizabeth Evans's voice is unique, simultaneously whimsical and poignant. These stories--insightful and unpredictable, informed by magic and empathy and laughter--are exquisite models of the art of storytelling." -- Janice Eidus, author of The Celibacy Club, The War of the Rosens, and Vito Loves Geraldine, Heartbreaking and subtle, these are the kind of stories that make you think: 'Oh yes. Life's just like that. Thank God somebody got it down in print.' Elizabeth Evans is a writer of enormous talent, using her art to make sense of our world., Elizabeth Evans's voice is unique, simultaneously whimsical and poignant. These stories--insightful and unpredictable, informed by magic and empathy and laughter--are exquisite models of the art of storytelling., Elizabeth Evans is a rare and masterful storyteller-compassionate, whip-smart, and funny. In these stories, she combines razor-sharp linguistic magic with breathtaking expansivity in order to articulate that elusive, tricky place in between what is spoken and what is left unsaid where truly great fiction resides., Elizabeth Evans's voice is unique, simultaneously whimsical and poignant. These stories—insightful and unpredictable, informed by magic and empathy and laughter—are exquisite models of the art of storytelling., Elizabeth Evans's voice is unique, simultaneously whimsical and poignant. These stories-insightful and unpredictable, informed by magic and empathy and laughter-are exquisite models of the art of storytelling., It scarcely seems possible that Elizabeth Evans can know all she does know about the world. Her authority is brilliant and absolute, and her amazing tales are a gift to any reader…. A wonderful collection and another remarkable achievement by one of the best writers we have., Elizabeth Evans is a rare and masterful storyteller--compassionate, whip-smart, and funny. In these stories, she combines razor-sharp linguistic magic with breathtaking expansivity in order to articulate that elusive, tricky place in between what is spoken and what is left unsaid where truly great fiction resides.
