RavePittsburgh Post-GazettePart of what’s so interesting about Silber’s novel is the thread of logic she follows from a character’s moment of decision to their subsequent feelings of isolation ... The alchemy of forgiveness is complex. Forgiveness, Silber seems to say, requires the right conditions. The person has to be open to it, but more importantly, they must rely on mercy. This, indeed, is the compelling and beautiful idea at the heart of Joan Silber’s novel.
Jolene McIlwain
RaveThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\"Among many possible superlatives, it’s this deep feeling of shared humanity that makes Sidle Creek a stunning debut.\
Jennifer Haigh
PositiveThe Pittsburgh Post-GazetteWritten in the best tradition of the social novel — think Balzac, Zola, Dickens — Jennifer Haigh’s new work is an important contribution to the ongoing discussion of hydraulic fracking and its human consequences.
