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“With this three-dimensional portrait of his headstrong heroine, whose hard-gloss shell conceals a hard-fought vulnerability, Quinn achieves a distinct and unusual creation: a leading lady who is likable because of her unlikability.”

— The New York Times Book Review, Dec 8 2017

“Freya, twenty years old and preparing to attend Oxford, is clever, confident, and crude, a forward-thinking feminist unafraid of her journalistic ambition. ...The ... story unfolds as a double bildungsroman set against a background of political and cultural upheavals...”

— The New Yorker, Dec 4 2017

“Quinn’s devotion to his central character and his gift for bringing myriad scenes and situations to life make these pages a pleasure.”

— The Boston Globe, Dec 1 2017

FREYA appears in New York magazine’s November 12 edition of the Approval Matrix.

— New York magazine, Nov 12 2017

“This fall’s great historical epic may be an import.”

— Vulture, Nov 7 2017

“...the fascinating, luminous story of a decades-long friendship between two women, interrogating gender roles and expectations with a masterly human touch.”

— Entertainment Weekly, Nov 1 2017

“Through career struggles and personal falling outs, drug experimentation, and the sexual revolution, the duo grow as women and friends in this clever, cinematic coming-of-age novel.”

— Harper’s Bazaar, Oct 25 2017

“The fantastic fourth novel [...] from [...] Quinn is a testament to women who fought for what they wanted in a time of little personal and professional autonomy [...] Clever dialogue [...] wonderfully captures the personalities, strengths, and weaknesses of [...] characters.”

— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review), Sep 25 2017

“With its busy plot, its drinking and smoking, its crisp wit and contemporary soundtrack (Peggy Lee, “Winter Weather,” etc.), Quinn’s novel delivers evocative, high-quality entertainment that may well leave readers hoping for a sequel.”

— Kirkus (Starred Review), Aug 21 2017