And the Dark Sacred Night

An elegant and moving novel. -- The New Yorker A tender, insightful, and winning exploration of the modern family and the infinite number of shapes it can take. -- People Sophisticated and surprising. . . . Luminous. -- San Francisco Chronicle The only regret you'll have at the end of this particular story is that it's over. -- Entertainment Weekly Breathtaking. . . . Heartfelt. . . . What makes this novel so fresh is its notion that the need to know where we come from isn't limited to our formative years. And that all buried secrets are bittersweet when revealed. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune An exquisitely detailed novel. -- O, The Oprah Magazine An engrossing read. -- Newsday This memento mori is as much about the teeming, glad business of life as it is about grief--'the bright blessed day, ' as the Louis Armstrong song puts it, as well as the dark sacred night. -- The Washington Post Glass' prose is so lovely and filled with felicitous phrases and insights that when she orchestrates a family reunion, the reader is apt to just follow along like Kit, knowing the music is bound to enthrall. -- The Dallas Morning News The delight of reading Julia Glass turns out to be the connections we make with her generous characters, who become as endearing--and exasperating--as the people we love in real life. -- The Miami Herald Wretched and wonderful--indeed, dark yet sacred. -- BookPage Glass explores the pain of family secrets, the importance of identity, and the ultimate meaning of family. . . . [A] lovely, highly readable, and thought-provoking novel. -- Booklist (starred) Winner of the National Book Award for her 2002 debut, Three Junes, Julia Glass takes another sympathetic look at the complexities of contemporary life in this novel about family secrets. . . Examining complicated family relationships among several families whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways, this warm and engaging story about what it means to be a father will appeal to most readers. -- Library Journal Glass explores the pain of family secrets, the importance of identity, and the ultimate meaning of family . . . HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Although Glass borrows characters from her National Book Award-winning Three Junes, it is not necessary to have read that previous book to enjoy this lovely, highly readable, and thought-provoking novel. -- Booklist, starred review The Widower's Tale Beautifully sensitive . . . The Widower's Tale is about the rub between old values and new times . . . In the tradition of Jane Eyre, it builds to a conflagration, a crisis that shakes everyone out of their complacency. But Glass quickly smothers the flames of catastrophe, for her vision is essentially more hopeful than tragic. -- Los Angeles Times A satisfyingly clear-eyed and compassionate view of American entitlement and its fallout . . . [Glass] approaches the ties of kinship with the same joyfully disruptive spirit that animated her previous books. -- The New York Times Book Review A masterful exploration of the secret places of the human heart. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch I See You Everywhere Glass is the Edith Wharton for the twenty-first century. -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rich, intricate, and alive with emotion . . . An honest portrait of sister-love . . . Brave and forgiving. -- The New York Times Book Review The Whole World Over Beautiful and satisfying, chock-full of the gorgeous, heartbreaking stuff that makes life worth living. -- The Rocky Mountain News