"In tender, compassionate prose.Markovits glints through desire, ennui, misunderstanding, and love, illuminating one family's life so that it glows collectively like a human panorama." -- Jonathan Lethem, author of A Different Kind of Tension and Brooklyn Crime Novel "Elegant, absorbing . What a fine ear Markovits has for the way people talk . Each exchange is a prolonged, expert rally, with the book as the ball, bearing the imprint of each family member in turn."-- Guardian "A book to be savored . for its granular evocation of family life . Hugely enjoyable.

"-- Observer "Intimate, funny and agile enough to capture the ever-shifting sands on which family life is built . Masterfully done."-- Daily Mail "Sophisticated and engrossing . full of authentically captured emotion and wonderfully acute observation . the imprint of Saul Bellow is evident [yet] Markovits's voice feels wholly his own . This is a subtle, ruminative novel of family life, generational conflict and compromise [and] marks a novelist coming into his own."-- Literary Review "A good writer makes the reading easy and Markovits makes for a smooth, immersive ride . Markovits has a lively eye for the small, ingrained moments of everyday life, and this gives his writing its authenticity.

"-- Herald.