“Taut, beautifully-written, and suspenseful, this resonant feminist drama eschews easy answers. A page-turner of the highest caliber.”

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

" A rich fabric of love, mystery, anguish, and faith.”

—Library Journal, starred review

“In terms of summoning reader sympathy, few could outdo the young protagonist of Amy Hassinger’s first novel, who finds coming of age even more complicated when a showing of nude portraits of herself, painted by her artist mother, garners all the wrong kind of attention.”

—Vogue