“Paula McLain has put a poet’s ear to the urgency of adolescence...a strong throb of a first novel.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer
“…poet and memoirist McLain compels as she excavates two tragedies.” — Chicago Sun-Times
“[McLain’s] writing is gorgeous, and Jamie and Fawn are heartbreakingly real.” — Katrina Kittle, author of The Kindness of Strangers
“Filled with mystery and longing, McLain lays bare the raw emotion that guides us all...” — Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle
“...a haunting coming-of-age story...sun-dazzled prose that hides a cold, foreboding underbelly...gorgeous writing.” — Gillian Flynn, author of Sharp Objects
“...a vivid portrait of the summer of ‘73...the relationships it expores are timeless...a genuine literary accomplishment.” — Dan Chaon, author of You Remind Me of Me
“...[A] beautifully written book...deeply felt and engrossing--an immense pleasure to read.” — Leah Stewart, author of The Myth of You and Me
“Assured and ambitious... the complicated bonds of a makeshift family... lyrical precision. A deft and haunting book.” — Katharine Noel, author of Halfway House
“Absorbing, tantalizing, and super-heated as an endless summer day.” — Michelle Wildgen, author of You're Not You
