Critical Praise

"A strange, compelling story of obsessive love. . . . Riveting, right from the start. In lush and sensual prose, Freed draws us into her 'house of women.'"

——Colleen Kelly Warren, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"There is not a word out of place in this novel, and its dreamy meditations on sex agreeably evoke Marguerite Duras. . . . Freed has a knack for choosing the perfectly resonant, unsettling detail. . . . She leads her reader toward insight and understanding with a deft and delicate touch."

——Emily Barton, Washington Post

"House of Women is surprising and inevitable, often in the same sentence. It illuminates and, at the same time, deepens the human mystery. I don't ask for more from a book."

——Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours

"Engrossing. . . . An odd, hypnotic little book."

——Polly Shulman, Newsday