"Contains someting increasingly rare in books or films today: a full-blown, sophisticated love affair between two African-American adults." Denver Post
"A funny, earthy novel...ribaldly realistic. [Speaks] across class and color lines." New York Newsday
"A down-to-earth portrayal of love, yearning, and self-preservation...brimming with energy and the hard facts of life." Kansas City Star
"Gripping and moving...intensely realistic." Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Contains someting increasingly rare in books or films today: a full-blown, sophisticated love affair between two African-American adults." Denver Post
"A funny, earthy novel...ribaldly realistic. [Speaks] across class and color lines." New York Newsday
"A down-to-earth portrayal of love, yearning, and self-preservation...brimming with energy and the hard facts of life." Kansas City Star
"Gripping and moving...intensely realistic." Cleveland Plain Dealer