“A clever rueful set of tales about women...by turns poignant and ironic.” —Chicago Tribune
“Witty, bracing and...full of insight and feeling...Oh, and she is very, very funny.” —The Washington Post Book World
“Generous, poignant...an unsparing eye and a keen wit: Alice Munro throwing her arm around the shoulder of J.D. Salinger. One doesn’t often raise the banners that say profound and enormous fun over the same book, but here we can and we do.” —Elinor Lipman
“Schmidt’s stories are tinged with hope. Her precise and elegant prose is artful indeed.” —The New York Times Book Review
