“Nicholas Rinaldi is such a gifted writer -- immensely articulate, lyrical, wise.” - Jay Parini, author of THE APPRENTICE LOVER
“A rich, ambitious book.” - The Economist
“Engrossing … Complex and absorbing.” - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Vivid, elegiac…. Hauntingly beautiful.” - Boston Globe
“In a city with eight million stories, this is one worth picking up.” - Wall Street Journal
“A novel of substance worth your sinking into this summer…. BETWEEN TWO RIVERS is the book of a lifetime.” - Philadelphia Inquirer
“Sprawling [and] elegant.” - New York Times Book Review
“Memorable....Richly textured....Rinaldi paints a complex, compelling portrait of the ways in which we flirt with the American Dream.” - People
“Offers even more than fine writing and a well-constructed, intriguing tale ... poignant and uplifting.” - BookPage
“A rich, ambitious book....Rinaldi conjures a cosmopolitan New York that is violent and tender, and ... above all shows himself alive to the subtle bonds that develop between people.” - The Economist
“A rich, ambitious book....Rinaldi conjures a cosmopolitan New York that is violent and tender.” - The Economist
“Rinaldi is a master of elegant prose…gradually hypnotizes and charms, coaxing beauty from the tragic and surreal.” - Entertainment Weekly
“Hypnotic … Mesmerizing…Audacious… a novel of eerie dimension … A wondrously restrained group portrait of a downtown Manhattan condominium’s residents.” - Elle
“Superb entertainment … what counts is the warmhearted celebration of New Yorkers and their relentless curiosity.” - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“A beautiful, emotionally uplifting tribute to the human spirit....Rinaldi summons no less than the pageant of the human tragicomedy.” - Booklist (Starred Review)
“Offer[s] subtle portraits of the residents of Echo Terrace....These are complex, moving stoires...with multifaceted and memorable characters.” - Publishers Weekly
Between Two Rivers
A Novel