• "Schuyler writes with piercing intelligence and real insight into the complex worlds of literary translation and human relationships."

  —Ellen Sussman, author of the New York Times bestselling novel, French Lessons, and the forthcoming novel, The Paradise Guest House
  

• "A lyrical, haunting tale...Schuyler skillfully strips away her translator character’s primary language, and sends her on a journey of self-discovery to Japan. You’ll be thankful you followed."

  —Lalita Tademy, author of the New York Times bestsellers Cane River and Red River
  

• "Schuyler leads the reader into a dazzling kaleidoscope of different languages and the undercurrents of love and anger that belong to all of them."

  —Thaisa Frank, author of Heidegger's Glasses and Enchantment
  

• "Schuyler’s prose is beautifully elegant and understated, with every detail made to count in weaving a rich emotional tapestry."

  —Catherine Brady, winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction

• "In Hanne Schubert’s talent for language, Nina Schuyler delivers the importance of words in literature and in life."

  —Meg Waite Clayton, author of The Wednesday Sisters

Shortlisted for the 2014 William Saroyan International Prize

Winner of the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Award for GENERAL Fiction

A San Francisco Chronicle
100 Recommended Books of 2013