Critical Praise

"Korelitz is a strong writer...capable of descriptions that are hers alone."

——Washington Post

"Korelitz is alert both to New York's social geometry and to the melancholy that underlies the glittering surface of her novel."

——The New Yorker

"A witty update of Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, The White Rose is an odd hybrid indeed – rife with deliciously cutting social satire, but also with bittersweet observations on growing older. Korelitz shows us that modern love, like a satisfying read, is never predictable, but always worth the risk."

——Vogue

"Incisive and urbane...it harks back to the gender confusions of Shakespeare's comedies while adding some surprising contemporary twists...a roman à clef, a sendup of gossip columnists and Manhattan strivers and a paean to professional fulfillment. Korelitz's characters – charming, idealistic and contradictory --- are what make The White Rose so appealing...This novel represents a significant step forward."

——The New York Times Book Review