The Tiger's Wife
The New York Times – Michiko Kakutani Ms. Obreht…writes with remarkable authority and eloquence, and she demonstrates an uncommon ability to move seamlessly between the gritty realm of the real and the more primary-colored world of the fable. It's not so much magical realism in the tradition of Gabriel García Márquez or Günter Grass as […]
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Washington Post – Wendy Smith: Though it deals with a dark period in history, this first novel is an essentially sunny work. It affirms the power of books to nourish people enduring hard times?not so surprising, since Mary Ann Shaffer, who died earlier this year, had a long career as a librarian, bookseller and […]