“…the kind of union of passion and wit that we have been looking for ever since the metaphysicals turned to John Dryden… The best lines are white-hot and there is a priceless honesty.” —John Updike “…a beautiful book in all ways—the conduct of it, and the salty, learned voice…” —Barry Spacks “Sometimes she lets the wild take over—and win.” —Great Speckled Bird