Critical Praise

"Starting Out in the Evening is the story of an artist's struggle, a writer's life, but it fans out to encompass the heroic struggle of life itself that becomes art."

——USA Today

"Such a pleasure to read...nothing less than a triumph."

——New York Times Book Review

"Wonderful...this is what a novel is supposed to be."

——Newsday

"Subtle, tender, and moving."

——Publishers Weekly