"Original, often astonishingly vivid...Xas is one of the best angels since William Blake's."--Nina Auerbach, The New York Times Book Review
"Daringly exploring the spiritual worth of sesnual pleasure, New Zealand writer Knox's imaginative, imagistic tale soars."--Entertainment Weekly
"Rich prose and an original plot...a delightful, thought-provoking read."--Robin Vidimos, The Denver Post
"Strangely compelling...multilayered and challanging...[The Vintner's Luck] is not your typical angel story."--David Tedhams, The Washington Post Book World
"Elizabeth Knox spreads her odd and original gossamer over many things....[Her] imagination resembles one of those Burgundy slopes, mysteriously sunned and fed, that produces a vintage unlike any other."--Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times Book Review