“The Widows’ Adventures is full of wit . . . Dickinson displays all the marks of a great writer.” — Philadelphia Inquirer
“That most wonderful and increasingly rare sort of novel written by an author who loves his characters beyond measure.” — Barbara Kingsolver
“Amusing and touching . . . in the best sense of the word, an entertainment.” — Washington Post
“Quirky freshness . . . an original novel . . . a writer of uncommon interest.” — New York Times
“Dickinson works magic in this painful, hilarious adventure. . . . His characters glow with passions, bright blue and dangerous, that jump back and forth between them like arcing electricity. . . . He makes their journey not only captivating, but entirely plausible.” — Los Angeles Times
“Dickinson offers a tightly constructed, highly deliberate narrative. . . . His accumulated insights, and the rhythm at which he reveals them, will linger and leave a lasting impression.” — Publishers Weekly
“The characterization develops fully just soon enough to hook the reader, who may find this novel a refreshing change, as it examines the physical, emotional, and spiritual lives of two endearing but not perfect older women.” — Library Journal
“Marvelous characters.” — Chicago Tribune