Esquire's Book of the Year
"A beautifully written novel of ideas."
Maureen Corrigan
NPR
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Entertainment Weekly's #1 Novel of 2011
"Nervy and absorbing"
Michiko Kakutani
The New York Times
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A New York Times Notable Book
"Thrillingly light on its feet."
Marie Claire
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A Hemingway Foundation/PEN First Fiction Award Finalist
"Lucid, illuminating and entertaining."
Claire Messud
author of The Emperor's Children
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Orange Prize For Fiction Longlist
"Addictively readable."
Vogue
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Guardian First Book Award Finalist
"A wrenching panoramic novel."
Richard Price
author of Lush Life
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