Critical Praise

"With humor, style, and intelligence, Charlotte Greig transforms modern philosophy into illuminating life lessons --- especially if one aspires to become a skillful artist of love. Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Kierkegaard come down to earth and speak in a language comprehensible to the perplexed and bemused, enchanting us with their direct counsel on the everyday matters of dealing with oneself and with others. Students of philosophy and of life alike are in for an unexpected treat."

—Ramona Naddaff, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, The University of California, Berkeley

"An entertaining read."

—Foreword Magazine

"This is one of those rare novels that manages to be sparkling and funny as well as intelligently thoughtful. A young woman coming of age is trying to expand her mind and live inside her body both at once: her difficulties are imagined with comedy and delicate sympathetic insight."

—Tessa Hadley, author of The Master Bedroom

"A distinctive coming-of-age tale… Greig’s debut looks a lot like chick lit. Few entries in that genre, however, are so intelligent, sincere, and skillfully executed. Susannah can be as dizzy as Bridget Jones, and her youthful confusion gives the novel much of its screwball charm. But she is also utterly serious about philosophy, and the author’s use of choice excerpts from great thinkers of the modern age sets this book apart."

—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review