“Prose of fine-boned clarity and compassion.” - New York Times Book Review.  For the full review, click here.

“A collection [that] dazzles with humanity and other-worldliness.” - Jerusalem Report. For the full review, click here.

“A gifted creator of people and worlds.” -- Publishers Weekly. For the full review, click here.

“Books about which I am totally enthusiastic appear only every few years. Joan Leegant’s terrific first book of stories...is one of those.” - The Forward. For the full review, click here.

“One wants to shout out the word that a new, very talented...writer has arrived.” -  New Jersey Jewish News

“A stunning debut.” - Cleveland Jewish News

“Leegant is as skilled at conveying a virgin’s tingling sexual curiosity as she is at portraying an old man’s grappling with the mystery of miracles.” - Booklist

“Ten fresh, compassionate and lucid stories of Jewish life. Fans of Allegra Goodman, Nathan Englander, even the magical exuberance of Jonathan Safran Foer will greet this collection warmly.” - The Miami Herald 

“Each [story] is a gem.” - Jewish News of Greater Phoenix