“Allende is one of the most important novelists to emerge from Latin America in the past decade.” — Boston Globe
“Spellbinding. . . . Allende has caught the mood of our spiritually troubled times with uncanny precision and insight.” — Miami Herald
“Allende writes with passion and conviction.... Her new novel is ambitious in scope.” — Christian Science Monitor
“A richly embroidered, ambitious tale...intensely imagined.” — Publishers Weekly
“An artful blend of aching realism and provocative meditation.” — Booklist