Latest reviews
- Jun 17 2025
★ “Mesmerizing, haunting, hopeful.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Jun 16 2025
“A true-crime classic.”
— Wall Street Journal - Jun 16 2025
★ “An exquisite addition to Starnone’s oeuvre.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Jun 9 2025
★ “An urgent and elegant challenge to the status quo.”
— Publishers Weekly - Jun 7 2025
“Slim, unsettling.”
— The Spectator - May 26 2025
"An intriguing portrait of a remarkable woman."
— The Sunday Times (UK) - May 21 2025
“A daring dark comedy.”
— NPR - May 21 2025
“Dark and disturbing but fascinating.”
— Reading the West - May 21 2025
“Readers of Sophie’s World will love this.”
— Publishers Weekly - May 12 2025
"An immersive, moving, literary page-turner."
— Toronto Star - May 6 2025
"Authentic and visceral."
— Historical Novels Review - May 6 2025
“A masterful portrait of a boldly intelligent but also determinedly self-erasing woman.”
— Historical Novels Review - May 4 2025
"Gabriële is a pleasure to read."
— Telegraph (UK) - May 2 2025
Kerry Group Best Irish Novel of the Year 2025 Shortlist
— Listowel Writers' Week - May 1 2025
"Unforgettable."
— World Literature Today - May 1 2025
A New York Times Editors' Choice Book of the Week
— The New York Times - May 1 2025
“Haunting.”
— Booklist - Apr 30 2025
“An appealing blend of understated honesty and unsentimental warmth.”
— The New York Times Book Review - Apr 26 2025
“Warm, sympathetic and real.”
— The Winnipeg Free Press - Apr 25 2025
"A strange and mesmerizing novel."
— Shelf Awareness - Apr 25 2025
★ "A poignant, bittersweet novel."
— Library Journal - Apr 25 2025
“With a novel, two sisters set out to reclaim their art-world heritage.”
— The Washington Post - Apr 22 2025
“An unconventional life.”
— Frenchly - Apr 22 2025
“This book takes on big ideas about modern art and modern life.”
— The New York Times Book Review - Apr 21 2025
“A historical novel unlike any other.”
— BookPage - Apr 16 2025
"Coe is good-humored, humorous (not the same thing), clever but not irritating, and never commits a bad sentence to the page."
— Chicago Review of Books - Apr 14 2025
"Coe isn't content to unfold a straightforward whodunit."
— The New York Times Book Review - Apr 10 2025
"It's breathlessly exciting."
— The New York Times Book Review - Apr 9 2025
"There’s plenty of beauty on offer here."
— Publishers Weekly - Apr 7 2025
★"Impassioned, gorgeous writing."
— Kirkus Reviews
★ “Gut-wrenching.”
— Publishers Weekly
"Coe packs a lot in and around his fiendish whodunit."
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Star Tribune
“It just knocks you over.”
— The New Yorker
"A fresh perspective on the talented Brontë family."
— Christian Science Monitor
“A loving tribute to an important figure.”
— TIME Magazine
"A smart yarn with biting humor, ingenious clues, and a satisfying twist."
— Booklist
“A virtual aural hug.”
— Booklist
"A compelling thriller."
— Words Without Borders
"Seethaler’s beatific novel can be appreciated by a whole new constituency of readers."
— New Books in German
“Dizzyingly detailed art.”
— Booklist
★ “An impressive feat.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Disturbing, engrossing.”
— The New York Times Book Review
"Evocative and aching."
— Toronto Star
★ “A smart and moving look at society, nature, and community.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Fictionally reconstructs the heart of the European avant-garde.”
— The Globe & Mail
“Haunted yet curiously timeless.”
— Times Literary Supplement
“Wryly funny.”
— Asymptote Journal
“Wistful and tender.”
— Asymptote Journal
“Sharp and smoky.”
— The New York Times Book Review
“Quietly beguiling.”
— Wall Street Journal