Andrew Miller (All press)
- Oct 11 2022
“A state-of-the-nation novel, in elegiac prose.”
— The New York Times Book Review - Oct 10 2022
“A sincere redemptive attempt.”
— The New Yorker - Oct 7 2022
“Expertly paced...as taut as a thriller.”
— Wall Street Journal - Sep 12 2022
★ “Moving, beautifully written.”
— Booklist (Starred Review) - Sep 1 2022
★ “An exquisite, tender novel.”
— Foreword Reviews (Starred Review) - Aug 24 2022
“Poignant and moving.”
— Reading the West - Jul 8 2022
★ “A moving drama of trauma and recovery.”
— Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) - Feb 12 2022
“The writing is near perfect.”
— The Guardian - Jul 13 2020
“Miller keeps readers engaged...This is escapism at a compelling level.”
— The Minneapolis Star Tribune - Nov 11 2019
“...acutely imagines the war-scarred psychology of his characters.”
— The New Yorker - Nov 4 2019
“...captures the venues and feelings of the period exceptionally well.”
— Historical Novel Society - Oct 18 2019
“...an impressive balance between adventure and atmosphere.”
— The Wall Street Journal - Sep 10 2019
While You’re Waiting for the Next Hilary Mantel, Try Andrew Miller
— New York Times Book Review - Jun 17 2019
“Miller is in fine form here”
— Kirkus Reviews - May 15 2017
"...an adventure story with existential overtones."
— The New Yorker - Feb 15 2017
Exceptionally fine storytelling
— Library Journal - Jan 27 2017
“...this subtle novel... derives enormous power from small details..."
— Shelf Awareness - Jan 25 2017
A Novel’s Strong, Silent Heroine Abandons Her Family for the Sea
— New York Times Book Review - Nov 15 2016
"Mysterious and meditative, this novel notably displays one woman’s resilience."
— Booklist - Oct 5 2016
"The fantastic voyage of a haunted woman."
— Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) - May 22 2015
Hopeless Bibliophile: "PURE is packed to the brim with metaphor and symbolism." - Sep 26 2014
Publishers Weekly Names Andrew Miller's "Pure" One Of The Best Historical Novels - Nov 26 2013
Bookpage.com: Diane Setterfield recommends Pure - Oct 15 2013
The Cottage Book Shop: "[Pure] is not easily forgotten." - Jul 29 2013
Strange Thoughts Blog: "This is a wonderful novel." - Jun 24 2013
National Post: "...Miller has written excellent novels set in other eras, but the 18th century is his summer cottage of the imagination..." - May 13 2013
GenevaLunch: "[PURE] really evokes pre-revolutionary France." - Mar 27 2013
Fiction and Film for French Historians: "Chillingly gloomy and evocative." - Dec 4 2012
The Rumpus: "A visceral reading experience." - Nov 15 2012
Publishers Weekly – Best Fiction of 2012: "Miller recreates pre-Revolutionary Paris with astonishing verisimilitude." - Jun 24 2012
The Guardian UK: "As Miller proves with this dazzling novel, it is not certainty we need but courage, now as much as ever, before we too are reduced to bones." - Jun 3 2012
New York Times:"Some stories are too wonderful-too filled with wonders-to set in the present. They can’t really be called historical fiction because they don’t serve history so much as plunder it to invent what might have been. Such is the case with Pure" - May 29 2012
The Washington Post: "This smart reimagining of the groundwork just before France burst into flames is something to savor." - May 28 2012
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Rich prospects for summer reading, indeed."