“[A] page-turning mystery. . . . Lalami may be our finest contemporary chronicler of immigration and its discontents.” —The Washington Post
“A compelling portrait of race and immigration in America. . . . Lalami is remarkably skilled at rendering the interior lives of her cast.” —Time
“Demonstrates brilliantly, in ways foreseen and unforeseen, as often denied as acknowledged, how the personal and political enmesh in all our lives.” —The Guardian
“Impeccably written. . . . I love the depth of character here for Nora and Jeremy. The narrative is good from many points of view but theirs is the heart of this story and what a beautiful beating heart it is.” —Roxane Gay