“A warm, moving book, a touch old-fashioned, and very American.”—New Yorker
“A satisfying piece of work, well constructed and well written. As a regional novel, it gives a convincing delineation of upstate Vermont in the period between the Civil War and World War One, and it also leaves the reader with the pleasing consciousness that maintaining a standard of conduct—such things as tolerance, integrity, and loyalty—can make good fiction material.”—Christian Science Monitor
“Walker has done a fine bit of documentation on what might be called the deflowering of New England.”—New York Times
