RaveThe New York Times Book Review\"[A] heartbreaker of a debut novel ... It could be argued that the heart and soul of Irish character, were one to venture into generalities, stem from a sensitivity to light. Certainly, the characters in this novel see very little sun, both metaphorically and practically ... Nicky—and her quest—is the soul of this fine novel ... In Colin Barrett’s nimble hands...the lives of a small collective of mournful souls become vibrant before us, and their yearning is depicted with wistfulness, no small amount of humor and one dangerously ill-tempered goat.\
