CultureWatch, October 2010

“When I had finally finished The Master of Hestviken, I could hardly bear the realization that it wouldn’t be waiting by my chair of an evening, with yet another chapter to read. Great books are like great loves — delicious while they last, but when they’re done, they leave an empty room in your heart.” South of Broad ” is rewarding because of its very richness of detail, its elaboration of social argument, its cast of people who are mostly larger than life.”