Reviews
"Beautifully astute . . . extravagantly fine fiction." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Wise and resounding . . . [Amy] Bloom joins the ranks of the unforgettable: F. Scott Fitzgerald's eyeless time; Virginia Woolf's impassivity in the progress of her characters' lives."-- Los Angeles Times "[Bloom] writes in beautifully wrought prose, with spunky humor and a flair for delectably eccentric details. . . . Brava."-- The New York Times Book Review "To read Bloom is to fall in love--with her characters and with the magic that language can make."-- More "Stirring . . . Characters [are] rendered in sexy, loving, living color."-- San Francisco Chronicle "[An] indelible new collection . . . Bloom illuminates the way our affections define us, old and young, for better or worse."-- People "Moving, shocking, written with compassion and understanding and generously reflective of the fragility of our lives."-- The Miami Herald, "Beautifully astute . . . extravagantly fine fiction." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Wise and resounding . . . [Amy] Bloom joins the ranks of the unforgettable: F. Scott Fitzgerald's eyeless time; Virginia Woolf's impassivity in the progress of her characters' lives."-- Los Angeles Times "[Bloom] writes in beautifully wrought prose, with spunky humor and a flair for delectably eccentric details. . . . Brava."-- The New York Times Book Review "To read Bloom is to fall in love--with her characters and with the magic that language can make."-- More "Stirring . . . Characters [are] rendered in sexy, loving, living color."-- San Francisco Chronicle "[An] indelible new collection . . . Bloom illuminates the way our affections define us, old and young, for better or worse."-- People "Moving, shocking, written with compassion and understanding and generously reflective of the fragility of our lives."-- The Miami Herald, “Beautifully astute . . . extravagantly fine fiction.� -Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Wise and resounding . . . [Amy] Bloom joins the ranks of the unforgettable: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s eyeless time; Virginia Woolf’s impassivity in the progress of her characters’ lives.�- Los Angeles Times “[Bloom] writes in beautifully wrought prose, with spunky humor and a flair for delectably eccentric details. . . . Brava.�- The New York Times Book Review “To read Bloom is to fall in love-with her characters and with the magic that language can make.�- More “Stirring . . . Characters [are] rendered in sexy, loving, living color.�- San Francisco Chronicle “[An] indelible new collection . . . Bloom illuminates the way our affections define us, old and young, for better or worse.�- People “Moving, shocking, written with compassion and understanding and generously reflective of the fragility of our lives.�- The Miami Herald, "Evokes E. L. Doctorow'sRagtimein its playful fusion of fiction and fantasy and its exuberant tone." -San Francisco Chronicle, onAway From the Hardcover edition., "Beautifully astute . . . extravagantly fine fiction." -Janet Maslin,The New York Times "Wise and resounding . . . [Amy] Bloom joins the ranks of the unforgettable: F. Scott Fitzgerald's eyeless time; Virginia Woolf's impassivity in the progress of her characters' lives."-Los Angeles Times "[Bloom] writes in beautifully wrought prose, with spunky humor and a flair for delectably eccentric details. . . . Brava."-The New York Times Book Review "To read Bloom is to fall in love-with her characters and with the magic that language can make."-More "Stirring . . . Characters [are] rendered in sexy, loving, living color."-San Francisco Chronicle "[An] indelible new collection . . . Bloom illuminates the way our affections define us, old and young, for better or worse."-People "Moving, shocking, written with compassion and understanding and generously reflective of the fragility of our lives."-The Miami Herald, "Beautifully astute . . . extravagantly fine fiction." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Wise and resounding . . . [Amy] Bloom joins the ranks of the unforgettable: F. Scott Fitzgerald's eyeless time; Virginia Woolf's impassivity in the progress of her characters' lives."- Los Angeles Times "[Bloom] writes in beautifully wrought prose, with spunky humor and a flair for delectably eccentric details. . . . Brava."- The New York Times Book Review "To read Bloom is to fall in love-with her characters and with the magic that language can make."- More "Stirring . . . Characters [are] rendered in sexy, loving, living color."- San Francisco Chronicle "[An] indelible new collection . . . Bloom illuminates the way our affections define us, old and young, for better or worse."- People "Moving, shocking, written with compassion and understanding and generously reflective of the fragility of our lives."- The Miami Herald
