“A moving, convincing, and compassionate account of our common humanity.”
—James McConkey, author of Stories of My Life With Other Animals
“Intense and deeply affecting…this heartbreaking novel resonates with wisdom about life’s hard truths.”
—Publishers Weekly (*Starred Review*)
“Beautifully written and utterly absorbing, this is a novel to sink into as into thought or a hospitable armchair.”
—Kelly Cherry
“Chilling and memorable…strikingly rendered…the characters are vivid, the reconstruction of events suspenseful and convincing.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Ansay’s dramatic rendering of people and events…lends a powerful edginess to her prose…Sister carves out some new, interesting terrain.”
—Boston Globe
“[Ansay writes] with honesty, insight, and great grace.”
—Ann Hood, author of The Properties of Water
“Quietly powerful and masterfully written.”
—Nashville Banner
“A must read…Ansay’s story rings poignantly true.”
—Mademoiselle