'You don't slip much past Stephanie Doyon, whose wry, wicked, sympathetic intelligence informs every page of her winning, hilarious novel' Richard Russo 'In a novel enveloping enough to prompt regret when it ends, she lets the schoolboys of the book's early sections live out the self-fulfilling prophecies that are their lives ... She writes with wisdom and humour ... ... Read morea smart, disarming pleasure' New York Times 'A sprawling, bustling chronicle of smalltown life, with a passel of intriguing characters ... Doyon writes pungently, with a wry slant, and pulls no punches regarding gossip, jealousy, schadenfreude and the myriad human foibles that are the backbone of farce, so the warm feeling when we close the book - with virtue rewarded and fences mended - feels earned' Publishers Weekly 'She makes quite a mark with her adult fiction debut ... Doyon's writing style is simple and warm; her enjoyable story is well written and thought-provoking. And as sure as the grass grows in Cedar Hole, Doyon's popularity with young adults will soon be surpassed by that with her adult fans' Library Journal Show Less