“A sad, funny, smart, endlessly poignant novel. It made me feel grateful for my life, for my family, and above all for the world that brings us gifts like the gift of Margo Rabb.” — Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
“Black humor, pitch-perfect detail, and compelling characters make this a terrific read.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
“Rabb leavens impossible heartbreak with surprising humor, delivered with a comedian’s timing and dark absurdity. Readers will cherish this powerful debut.” — ALA Booklist (starred review)
“A compelling as well as tearful read.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
“Everybody, regardless of age, should read this novel—witty, warm, and gorgeous in its fearlesesness.” — Philadelphia Inquirer
“When the last page turns, four new and fascinating people have been born into the reader’s consciousness.” — KLIATT (starred review)
“Told in the first person with humor and tears, Mia’s voice is authentic, and her story of family tragedy and healing rings true. Touching and tender.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Anyone who has grieved the loss of a loved one will feel an immediate connection to Mia, the narrator of this intimate novel. It gives readers a keenly insightful study of grief.” — Publishers Weekly
“Cures for Heartbreak is full of sadness, humor, and quirky details that ring completely true. I thoroughly enjoyed it.”- — Curtis Sittenfeld, New York Times bestselling author of Prep and American Wife
“Margo Rabb’s story beautifully brings together the intensely personal and the historical, and rings with the authenticity of a bitter, yet illuminating truth.” — Joyce Carol Oates
“In a wry, introspective first-person narrative (sections of which were previously published as short stories), Mia examines the ripple effects of this tragedy, showing how grief and loss infiltrate her life. An artful mix of the poignant and the sometimes comically mundane.” — The Horn Book
“A witty, matter-of-fact, and heartfelt look at what grief means to one teenager. The light, everyday comedy born of a series of disasters prevents the book from becoming maudlin. Peripheral characters are delightfully, even frighteningly, real in their details.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
“This novel gets at the blinding ache of grief, while also managing to be very funny, very smart, and addictively readable. This is truly a gorgeous and important book, one I’ve been pressing onto friends and their teenaged kids.” — Cookie Magazine
“Rabb concentrates not on the brooding and self-pity that can often permeate this type of novel but on an examination of death’s antithesis—love. Each chapter collides and colludes to offer both the familiar and the uncharted with humorous and touching detail, breaking and mending the reader’s heart in turns.” — Teenreads.com
“Intense, poignant but also very funny, Mia’s story of the year following her mother’s death explores the nature of grief as it is experienced by a Jewish teenager. There is much pain in the story but also much wisdom, not to mention a smart look at school, friendship, and romance.” — Association of Jewish Libraries
“Mia’s full of conflicting emotions that are expressed in sometimes humorous ways. It’s an experience that will help people understand grieving and know there is recovery.” — Detroit Free Press
“A powerful debut with unforgettable characters and important things to tell us about family, history, death, love, and philosophy. It’s a story that will heal your own heart.” — Jbooks.com
“Humor carries this novel, preventing it from being maudlin. Reminiscent of Mexican milagros, those small religious charms nailed on sacred objects to denote miracles, it is through a series of seemingly small experiences that a shattered heart is miraculously mended.” — Ingram Library Services
