“Folksy and sophisticated, humorous yet at times grave… seductive and thoroughly satisfying.”
Library Journal
“A wacky, witty, self-reflective romp.”
—Tampa Tribune
“[This book] is a mush of genres… But it is a lush, ripe, heated, fragrant, and very often pleasurable mush… Kudos to Fowler for her imagination and her imagery.”
“Fowler lends magic and voice to the singular Florida landscape and gives an interesting twist on the novel; she blurs the line between the written and the writer.”
—Booklist
“Fowler’s commanding skill at creating a sultry, vivid sense of place makes this book memorable.”
—Miami Herald
“A fine novel… The quirky characters are as rich in detail as they are in humanness.”
—Winston-Salem Journal
“Fowler has created a quilt of characters and plot that come together into one very satisfying read.”
—Florida Times-Union
“An imaginative, magical tale… This novel is rich with imagery, vividly capturing everything her title character sees.”
—Charleston Post and Courier (SC)
“A little magic goes a long way.”
—St. Petersburg Times
“Fowler is a storyteller extraordinaire… You can feel the summer heat in the lazy Southern town, catch the scent of roses, and empathize with Clarissa’s self-imposed entrapment… So powerful is Fowler’s narrative that you’re left to wonder just what passes unseen around us.”
“A whimsical, emotional tale… a perfect read for those upcoming days of summer heat.”
—Wichita Falls Times Record News (TX)
“In this magical, funny, at times heartbreaking book, Connie May Fowler has shown us that even a housefly can have a point of view. Compact and enchanting, yet achingly dark, it reminds me of the novels of Alice McDermott and Alice Hoffman that I love to read. Now Fowler gives us a midsummer’s night dream of her own!”
—Mary Morris, author of Revenge
“A soaring achievement… Fowler challenges readers with a most original voice and manner. Her prose glitters, and her mix of psychological and spiritual truth, of realism and fantasy, takes readers up and away.”
—Naples Florida Weekly (FL)