“Full of beauty, even joy . . . remarkable.”
— New York Times
“Impossible not to be moved . . . Ratner is a fearless writer.”
— The Guardian
“Tenaciously melodic . . . a symphony’s elevating effect on emotion.”
— New York Times
“Lush with tropical heat and heated emotions . . . impossible to put down.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Humanity shines through in her storytelling.”
— Wall Street Journal
“A sensitive, melancholy portrait of the inheritance of survival.
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— USA Today
“The soul of a poet.”
— Christian Science Monitor
“Revealing . . . the endless ways that families can be forged and broken hearts held.”
— Chicago Tribune
