"[A]n extraordinary metaphysical thriller from one of America’s most inventive novelists."
Laura Miller - Slate "A rare pleasure to read… Millet’s fine prose [is] as rich with fresh imagery as it is open-minded to life’s hidden possibilities."
Matthew Gilbert - The Boston Globe "Lydia Millet is not as popular as she should be. This novel will change that…Her ... Read moreambitious new novel, Sweet Lamb of Heaven, is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God."
Lisa Zeidner - Washington Post "Millet’s sense of pacing is acute and her prose is glittering and exact."
New Yorker "[A] hypnotic novel of psychological and philosophical suspense."
O Magazine "[A]ddictive, unsettling… sneaks in some high-minded themes (the nature of reality, the fragility of human connection) without distracting one iota from the suspense. A winner."
People "[A] novel so eerie, so chilling and provocative, that you might find yourself rethinking everything you thought you knew about language, belief, and where our human race might be going."
Caroline Leavitt - San Francisco Chronicle "[P]repare to be surprised by more than plot twists. . . . the Pulitzer finalist’s philosophical fireworks add layers of energy and mystery."
Boris Katchka - Vulture "Millet evinces a rare capacity to surprise and fascinate readers… Unpredictable in the best sense, Millet’s eye-opening stories and conceptions are irresistibly interesting. This may be her most beguiling and accessible creation yet."
David Wright - The Seattle Times "A peculiar, stirring thriller. . . . Millet has a knack for planting plainspoken, world-weary narrators in otherworldly circumstances, and Anna is one of her sharpest, most intriguingly philosophical creations."
Kirkus Reviews "Millet weaves a satisfying cat and mouse game… Her novel reads like top-notch psychological suspense…This is a page-turner from a very talented writer, and the result is a crowd-pleaser."
Publishers Weekly "Operating, as always, on multiple levels with artistic panache, emotional precision, and profound intent, Millet transforms a violent family conflict into a war of cosmic proportions over nothing less than life itself."
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