This may be the best book you’ll read in years ... [Dubus's] willingness to confront such things and to write about them with unpretentious candor is the source of the book’s quiet power.
In a conversational style that disguises its structure and solidity, Dubus’ sentences glide on a level pitch before seamlessly dovetailing into the poetically poignant.
Emotionally generous and beautifully crafted ... Though there’s no organizing scheme to Dubus’ book, the themes of money, family and the writing life predominate.
