“Steavenson is a talented writer and her reconstruction of Sachet’s story is staggering in its revelation of a collective psychological trauma that continues to grip a nation.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[The Weight of a Mustard Seed] weaves a fascinating account of how good men went terribly wrong… echoing works by Hannah Arendt, Primo Levi and Stanley Milgram. A tenacious attempt to answer the question, ‘How do ordinary little human cogs make up a torture machine?’” — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for STORIES I STOLE: “A remarkable first effort from a writer to watch.” — Publishers Weekly
Praise for STORIES I STOLE: “Lovely…Stories I Stole, like the works of Bruce Chatwin or Ryszard Kapuçinski, is poised somewhere between memoir and ethnography…The great heart of the book, though, belongs to the people [Steavenson] met.” — Time Out New York
Praise for STORIES I STOLE: “[This] unusual and beautifully worded tale is, mercifully, nothing like the usual foreign correspondent’s end-of-term book…[An] accomplished narrative-part travelogue, part love story…When [Steavenson] tells Georgian people’s stories, you hear real voices.” — The Times (London)
