" I read about 2/3 of this book but had to call it quits. This is the first time I've read Eudora Welty, whose photography I love. She writes beautifully, but it wasn't enough to hold my attention. Maybe I've read too much Southern writing recently, but I felt that I was drowning amid too many characters and too little action. I believe this was her first novel so maybe that explains it. In any case, I would be interested to read her other work (perhaps just short stories, though!) "
— Tara, 2/20/2014