Praise for Cheryl Mendelson Love, Work, Children

“Told elegantly, and with great grace and insight.” —Kingston, Massachusetts, Observer

“Mendelson returns to the old-fashioned neighborhood on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that she depicted so marvelously in Morningside Heights; while some familiar characters reappear, they play minor roles, so this can be read as a stand-alone. . . . Readers will empathize with Peter and his family’s dilemmas and wonder what’s next for the residents of Morningside Heights.” —Library Journal

“A deeply satisfying story, told in fluid, elegant prose.” —Booklist

“[A] loving inquiry into generational fissures and the bonds that ultimately carry families . . . A deeply intelligent book.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“Mendelson proves she has staying power with this subtly drawn second novel. . . . She has polished an elegant, omniscient prose style modeled on the finest English novelists.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Totally satisfying . . . Mendelson has an unsparing but all-forgiving attitude toward her characters, so that they are wonderfully detailed and three-dimensional.” —Nancy Pearl, The Beat Morningside Heights

“[A] rich, romantic novel . . . peopled with emotionally intriguing characters. Mendelson [creates] a stage akin to those of Jane Austen and George Eliot.” —O: The Oprah Magazine

“Morningside Heights [is] a sensational backdrop for a long, smart, soapy novel of manners, which is what Mendelson delivers in her fiction debut.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Leisurely storytelling of the most enjoyable sort . . . Mendelson draws you in and keeps you charmed with her three-dimensional characters and the intricacies of the plot.” —The Seattle Times

“Like a good Jane Austen novel, this book focuses on who will marry whom and who will inherit the real estate. . . . The movement of the plot is graceful and the characters nicely drawn.” —The Boston Globe

“Deeply satisfying . . . Having devoured [Morningside Heights ], I am prepared to guarantee that her many fans won’t be disappointed. . . . Mendelson is funny and wry.” —Detroit Free Press