RaveThe Gazette\"... Bowlaway, will delight readers of her previous novels ... McCracken has always been a master of bringing quirky characters to life — and Bowlaway is chock full of peculiar personages ... Many of McCracken’s gifts are on full display here. She deftly sketches her character’s emotional thoughts while offering up memorable images... and humorous, pointed asides... and finishing with a sweeping, yet deeply personal analysis of another character ... All of which is to say, McCracken, as is her wont, has written a masterfully crafted, moving novel filled with memorable characters for whom she feels great empathy — empathy she inspires in her readers as well. Readers, undoubtedly, will be bowled over by Bowlaway.\
