"You are either a Mildred Walker enthusiast or you are missing one of the best writers on the American scene."—<i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i>
"This is a thoughtful novel, with nuances of meaningful beauty, as well as ruggedness and suspense. For Pamela, one feels that curlew's cry is finally answered when, at the peak of proven self-sufficiency, she responds to the unspoken need of an old friend who might have seemed patently undeserving."—<i>Christian Science Monitor</i>
"A quietly told, honestly plotted story filled with careful details and with good descriptions of various aspects of life in the West."—Harriette Arnow, <i>Saturday Review</i>
"A deep understanding of the special quality that characterizes our frontier regions. . .is evident in this period story of Montana. . . .there is a compelling quality that holds reader interest."—<i>Kirkus</i>