". . . a smart, sprightly, sex-drenched, and neatly plotted novel . . ." "Spark is at her sly, funny, and cutting best in her third novel, a clever and affecting variation on the biblical story of Esther." "Spark's prose is tight, funny, insightful and occasionally heartbreaking as it probes the current education system, the arts and society's...
---Alan Cheuse, National Public Radio and the Chicago Tribune
---Booklist