Very occasionally a book comes along that feels as if it were written just for me, and this is one of those rare books. All my life's defining concerns, as a writer and a woman, are here, and Hermann conveys and examines them with generosity and honesty and insight. This book stimulated my mind and touched me to the core.
- Claire-Louise Bennett,
In this book [Hermann] makes it admirably clear how confidently she can transform even the difficult, the barely bearable, the deadly dark into great literature
Der Spiegel
Judith Hermann's books offer unflinching explorations of human relationships
Neue Zurcher Zeitung
With Judith Hermann you want to read every line, you don't want to miss anything
Deutschlandfunk
This book . . . has incredible energy and beauty and brutality and radiance. On every page you feel ruthlessness and honesty and the necessity of the text
Die Zeit