“An elegantly unnerving first novel.... Written in cool and crystalline prose, The Shades unspools in a rational and realistic world in which all is not as it seems.”
- New York Times Book Review
“[A] thrillingly hushed and haunted novel.... For all its quiet, gripping work, this book is not without suspenseful turns of plot.... Brilliantly constructed,The Shades is ghostly and alive, cerebral and sensuous, an absolutely riveting read.”
- Los Angeles Times
“An absorbing book by an author who knows how to create organic suspense with out ever overplaying her hand.... both intricately plotted and perfectly paced.... An excellent debut novel that deals heavily with death, but still feels alive, compassionate and full of truths.”
- NPR
