Critical Praise

"[She] brings the storytelling gift off the porch swing and onto the printed page with an often breathtaking vitality. . . . A writer of rare talent."

——Publishers Weekly

"[Smith] has the gift of a McCullers or a Faulkner of catching the sorrow, irony, and humor indigenous to the Southern temperament."

——Booklist

"A SPELLBINDING STORYTELLER."

——Newsday

"Deft and assured . . . Smith’s seemingly effortless work is a considerable feat. . . . She is nothing less than masterly."

——The New York Times Book Review