". . . one of the most deeply felt novels I have read in a long time. Jodie Taylor is an unforgettable character. Her at times gut-wrenching journey of self-discovery and truth is a tale for the ages. Pat Spears is a rare writer. She peers into the heart of darkness and finds redemption. Read this book."--Connie May Fowler, author of How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly and Before Women had Wings
". . . Rarely have I been so taken by a character in a novel as I have been by the stubborn, broken, generous Jodie Taylor "--Sally Bellerose, author of The Girls Club
"Despite the novel's thematic gravity, which includes discrimination and alienation based on sexual orientation, gender, race, and poverty, it has a sharp, sometimes irreverent tone that punctuates the tension in just the right places."--Amanda Silva, essayist