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Latest reviews

“As a story that crosses four generations of a family, it looks at how communication breaks down, and how these ties might be repaired….. Beautiful.”
— Litro Magazine, Mar 9 2023
“A poignant meditation on the violence that ruptured so many lives… Mairesse’s lyrical prose, translated by Alison Anderson, is mesmerizing.”
— The Observer, Mar 5 2023
“This viscerally powerful novel (beautifully translated into English by Alison Anderson) explores the trauma of the 1994 Rwandan genocide across three generations of a Tutsi family.”
— Financial Times, Feb 17 2023
“It must be appreciated not only for peering bravely into one African hellhole, but also for looking over a whole world in search of safe haven.”
— The Brooklyn Rail, Sep 8 2022
“It takes a novelist like Mairesse to show how language, both of the tongue and of the body, can help us heal even the deepest of wounds.”
— PopMatters, Aug 11 2022
“This award-winning novel tenderly unfurls the pain of generations.”
— Booklist, Aug 1 2022