“Writing that bristles with emotive power.” — Library Journal
“Brilliant.... How lucky for all of us that he chose to write fiction.” — Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto
“These stories linger with you like a delicious aftertaste.” — Abraham Verghese, author of My Own Country and The Tennis Partner
“Vibrant debut story collection…Murray’s prose is strong and agile…the affecting portraits make this collection emotionally resonant and enormously gratifying” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Stunning short story collection…writer to watch.” — Booklist (starred)
“Remarkable...marks the debut of an extraordinary American writer.” — Buffalo News
“As gorgeous and breathtaking as the winged marvels of the title...stories such as these remind us what constitutes humanity.” — San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
“The eight stories in John Murray’s first short-story collection achieve, individually and - collectively, an extraordinary impact and depth.” — San Diego Tribune
“Murray’s stories are a genuine cultural breakthrough….Adventures of the mind, rich in human feeling…departures from any other…fiction. — Muriel Spark
“Teeming with...high-stakes wisdom, Murray’s stories offer a map of possibility where anything can happen.” — Boston Globe
Murray’s stories are what you might get if you combined Ethan Canin, Andrea Barrett and Jhumpa Lahiri with Anton Chekhov. — San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
“Elegant...sensitive. His writing talent has no limit.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Brilliant...Murray weaves his experience...into gorgeous narratives.” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Beguiling…an astute debut collection.” — Book Forum
“A terrific collection. — Washington Post Book World
“This wise, compassionate and exquisite book valiantly wrestles with the eternal dichotomy of mind and body.” — Los Angeles Times
“Remarkable. These are intelligent, sensitive stories. Readers will do well to watch for more from this gifted writer.” — Charlotte Observer
“Stories that are as affecting as they are suspenseful....Mr. Murray has made an impressive and assured debut.” — Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
“Compelling, compassionate, and quietly inspirational, each of these modest tales is as satisfying as a novel ...exquisite.” — Daily Mail (London)
“You leave his stories feeling you have been in the company....of an impressive writer [and] human being.” — Jack Kemp, Sunday Times (London)
“Iridescent” — The Observer (UK)
“Fiction that holds firmly to scientific principles and comes with a harrowing edge of reality.” — International Herald Tribune
“Ambitious, varied, and strong…. To say that Murray…is a prodigious talent is something of an understatement.” — Joyce Carol Oates, New York Review of Books
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