Description: "His formal technique is as strong as ever...and he still excels as a ventriloquist." Publishers Weekly "A book of such effortlessly delicate storytelling that one hardly notices how ambitious a project it actually is." --Jon Mooallem The San Francisco Chronicle "Gripping . . . triumphant . . . a brilliant and deeply enjoyable book." --Robert Travers The Chicago Tribune "Clearly the work of the major poet of his generation, boldly expanding the canvas and means of his art." --James Wood "Maxwell has the acute, acquisitive eye of a novelist and the demanding, intuitive ear of a poet." The New York Times Book Review "Maxwell is the best dramatic poet now writing in English." --Daily Telegraph "Effortlessly delicate storytelling...Maxwell's ear for the music of ordinary human speech is remarkable." The San Francisco Chronicle

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