“[E]nthralling . . . triumphant and true.” — Boston Globe
“Absorbing…Daring…Gutcheon has strong narrative skills.” — New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice
“Pure storytelling…[Gutcheon’s] characters and settings are alive, sparkling with deft touches of period detail…riveting…vibrant.” — New York Newsday
“A remarkably rich and emotionally jarring novel filled ultimately with hope.” — Pages Magazine
“A great drama, cinematically told…[Gutcheon] writes elegantly about the complex bonds of family.” — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“A gentle, even tender book. Every reader will be wiser for it.” — BookPage
“A good old–fashioned, all–encompassing read, with tears and smiles guaranteed.” — Library Journal
“Compelling…Ambitious…Gutcheon’s insights are…keen, her sympathy for all her characters…contagious.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Charting a marriage against the backdrop of a tumultuous century, Gutcheon writes evocatively of love and war.” — Publishers Weekly
“Gutcheon’s tale is more than just a story of a marriage; it’s a metaphor for an era.” — Booklist
“Stirring…The World War II saga anchors the novel, giving it resonance beyond the family dramas Gutcheon tells so well.” — Los Angeles Times
“A rich saga of an American family told with moving clarity.” — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“A compelling and deeply felt reading experience.” — Times Leader