RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewDarkly glittering ... Dey is less interested in unpacking or satirizing Paul than she is in Mona, who may be her own, more intriguing form of art monster ... [Dey] balances feverish melodrama with chilled and precise prose. The writing is streamlined, forensic ... Mona wages her own war, over her power as a writer, and as a woman. This beautiful and piercing novel is her hard-won victory.
