MixedThe New York Journal of BooksKatrin Schumann tells a riveting story, keeping the reader engaged and ever on track through frequent shifts from past to present, as determined by Katie’s associative train of thought ... Along with the protagonist and her elusive father John, the main characters are believably fleshed out as they attempt to support or mislead Katie in her pursuit of the truth ... Schumann has an eye for detail, an ear for the rhythmical sentence, and a voice that is clear and resonant ... There are, however, moments of over-writing, where the author strains, not to sound clever or funny, but \'writerly\' ... At times the novel seems almost to work against itself in piling on the detail ... If at times it could labor less and leave the reader with more to do, it’s still a compelling read by an accomplished writer.
