Published January 2000

"Compelling...intelligent...a book of potentially
major significance."

A Library Journal Best Book of 1999

"An inventive and moving parable"

A New York Times Best Book of 1994

"A fiercely intelligent, beautifully written,
and engrossingly original book."

A 1998 New York Times Notable Book

"A hilarious book about hate."

A 1998 New York Times Notable Book

"Charming, unexpectedly poignant...a sly satire."

A 1999 New York Times Notable Book

"Zeidner's writing is like her heroine:
taut, intelligent, and seductive."
--The New Yorker