" Very easy, compulsively easy to read, yet painful. The hero/ine seems to go through so much pain, pain that we now know is unnecessary. But this is the fate of the pioneer in gender reassignment as in other things. Knowing that the novel is based on a true story causes the reader to research the real story, the paintings of the two artists, to find out how it all turned out. But the novel itself raises interesting questions about hetero and homosexuality, about art, history and society. "
— Laurie, 2/10/2014