"Francis himself has written the best history [the Salem Witch Trials are] ever likely to receive, 2005’s Judge Sewall’s Apology. That he could then go to the library, get back to work, and produce a novel of such grace as Crane Pond is just about the most smile-inducing event of the current literary season...Crane Pond succeeds wonderfully, conveying mania without condescension and honoring decency without any suggestion of cynicism."
Read the full review in Open Letters Monthly.
