“This little diamond, a philosophical comedy, is a fever dream of childhood.”
- Kirkus, starred review
“[A] magnetic coming-of-age novel … In place of resolution or easy answers, Rubert explores the complex nature of memory, identity, and victimhood. The queasy feeling that lingers long after the novel’s conclusion is a testament to the author’s skill.” - Publishers Weekly
“A brilliantly demented story of girlhood, Florida, and the unhinged sexuality of the early aughts. Xita Rubert’s sentences sparkle.” - Catherine Lacey, national bestselling author of Biography of X
“Xita Rubert’s young legend precedes her: she is among Spain’s most talented novelists, and her first book in English is a sly and dangerous gift.” - Joshua Cohen, author of the Pulitzer Prize winner The Netanyahus
“Xita Rubert’s voice is incandescent. The story she tells, disquieting. Her intelligence, savage. The Key Biscayne Affair reads with thrilling intensity, and then stays with you as what it is: a great work of literature.” - Álvaro Enrigue, author of You Dreamed of Empires
“The Key Biscayne Affair is an intense, entertaining, provocative book with a brilliant concentric setup: a fragile family, isolated unto itself, on an island, far from any kind of safe territory, and at its heart the sharp, witty daughter. Xita Rubert is an amazing writer.” - Aleksandar Hemon, author of The World and All That It Holds
"Extraordinary. Nabokov would fall from his chair upon reading this novel." - Enrique Vila-Matas, author of Mac's Problem
