Debra Spark writes like some pixillated offspring of a secret liason between J.D. Salinger and Isabel Allende.

——Steve Stern

Ms.Spark has a knack for the unpredictable that makes reading her novel a process of incremental discovery...the openness of her mind, the generosity of her narrative spirit, bring life to the book in, well, a magical way.

——The New York Times Book Review