"An intricate and dazzling novel." --"The New York Times" " " "Brilliant and quietly devastating." --"Newsweek " " " """A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." --"The New York Review of Books" " " "A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." --Ann Beattie " " "The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." --Julian Barnes