Latest reviews
- Sep 8 2025
“A gem of a novel.”
— The Arts Fuse - Sep 8 2025
“Beautiful!!!”
— The Southern Bookseller Review - Sep 8 2025
★ “Masterful.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Sep 8 2025
★ “This has the feel of an instant classic.”
— Publishers Weekly - Sep 6 2025
“Shimmering.”
— Wall Street Journal - Sep 3 2025
“Incredibly powerful.”
— Historical Novels Review - Aug 30 2025
“Tantalizing.”
— Wall Street Journal - Aug 26 2025
“Life-affirming.”
— Booklist - Aug 25 2025
“A short gem of a novel.”
— Under the Radar - Aug 19 2025
“A slim, quietly reflective volume.”
— NPR - Aug 14 2025
“Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Love This Week.”
— The New York Times Book Review - Aug 13 2025
“Small but potent... A delightful read.”
— Reading the West - Aug 7 2025
“Stunning... Every line is a jewel.”
— The New York Times Book Review - Aug 4 2025
“A scintillating historical novel.”
— Foreword Reviews - Aug 1 2025
“Exceptionally rich.”
— Library Journal - Jul 31 2025
“A delightful art history session.”
— Everything Zoomer - Jul 21 2025
“Clear and engaging.”
— Financial Times - Jul 15 2025
“A nuanced tale of love and loss.”
— Publishers Weekly - Jul 7 2025
“Piercing and surreal.”
— Publishers Weekly - Jun 30 2025
★ “A small treasure.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Jun 20 2025
“This is a book that shouldn’t have to be written but thank goodness it has.”
— Morning Star - Jun 17 2025
★ “Mesmerizing, haunting, hopeful.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Jun 16 2025
“A true-crime classic.”
— Wall Street Journal - Jun 16 2025
★ “An exquisite addition to Starnone’s oeuvre.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Jun 13 2025
★ “This striking portrait of hubris will keep readers glued to the page.”
— Publishers Weekly - Jun 13 2025
“An evocative glimpse into a man’s inner world.”
— Publishers Weekly - Jun 9 2025
★ “An urgent and elegant challenge to the status quo.”
— Publishers Weekly - Jun 7 2025
“Come for the novel, stay for the introductory art history course.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Jun 7 2025
“Slim, unsettling.”
— The Spectator - May 26 2025
"An intriguing portrait of a remarkable woman."
— The Sunday Times (UK) - May 21 2025
“A daring dark comedy.”
— NPR - May 21 2025
“Dark and disturbing but fascinating.”
— Reading the West - May 21 2025
“Readers of Sophie’s World will love this.”
— Publishers Weekly - May 12 2025
"An immersive, moving, literary page-turner."
— Toronto Star - May 6 2025
"Authentic and visceral."
— Historical Novels Review - May 6 2025
“A masterful portrait of a boldly intelligent but also determinedly self-erasing woman.”
— Historical Novels Review - May 4 2025
"Gabriële is a pleasure to read."
— Telegraph (UK) - May 2 2025
Kerry Group Best Irish Novel of the Year 2025 Shortlist
— Listowel Writers' Week - May 1 2025
"Unforgettable."
— World Literature Today - May 1 2025
A New York Times Editors' Choice Book of the Week
— The New York Times - May 1 2025
“Haunting.”
— Booklist - Apr 30 2025
“Dazzling.”
— Hyperallergic - Apr 30 2025
“An appealing blend of understated honesty and unsentimental warmth.”
— The New York Times Book Review - Apr 26 2025
“Warm, sympathetic and real.”
— The Winnipeg Free Press - Apr 25 2025
"A strange and mesmerizing novel."
— Shelf Awareness - Apr 25 2025
★ "A poignant, bittersweet novel."
— Library Journal - Apr 25 2025
“With a novel, two sisters set out to reclaim their art-world heritage.”
— The Washington Post - Apr 22 2025
“An unconventional life.”
— Frenchly - Apr 22 2025
“This book takes on big ideas about modern art and modern life.”
— The New York Times Book Review - Apr 21 2025
“A historical novel unlike any other.”
— BookPage