"Rich with humor and poignancy, The Good Body is Gaston's entry to the big leagues." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer " The Good Body is a witty, heartbreaking and unpredictable tale, whose fictional charcaters seem to breathe on the page." -- The Orlando Sentinel "Well-wrought tale.marked by bursts of hilarity and keen insight." -- Booklist "A winning, moving book filled with achy humanity and rueful, well-earned humor." -- Thomas McGuane, author of Nothing but Blue Skies and Ninety-Two in the Shade "Told in finely calibrated prose.the novel, walks a fine line with certainty and grace." -- Publishers Weekly "Unpredictable, harrowing and engrossing.

" -- Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall and The Road Home "A heartbreaking, funny portrayal of a man who has left the rink but is still struggling to play the game." -- The National Post (Canada) "Poignant and bittersweet.a testament to (Gaston's) skill as a storyteller." -- The Denver Post "Gentle, humorous, absurd, beautiful, spiritual, dark, and sexy. He deserves to dwell in the company of Findley, Atwood, or Munro." -- Toronto Globe and Mail.