“A masterpiece of illumination and grace. Like all great fiction, it transforms our understanding of life.”
–The Guardian (U.K.)

“This novel has the courage to remember and to reaffirm who we are, one by one; it continues, in the tradition of the great novels, to celebrate the luminous and unquenchable human spirit.”
–Globe and Mail

“Few have caught the real sorrow and inexplicable strength of India, the unaccountable crookedness and sweetness, as well as Mistry.”
–Time

“A towering masterpiece by a writer of genius.…”
–The Independent (U.K.)

“An astonishing novel…full of wisdom and laughter and the touches of the unexpectedly familiar through which literature illuminates life.”
–Wall Street Journal

“A work of stature…in scope, insight, and above all compassion for human beings.”
–Montreal Gazette

“Those who continue to harp on the inevitable decline of the novel ought to…consider Rohinton Mistry.”
–New York Times Book Review of Books

“The story unfolds with the grace and beauty of a butterfly’s wing…extraordinary.”
–The Times (U.K.)

“Mistry has demonstrated once again the enduring power of fiction to make sense of it all simply by telling a story…Read it.”
–Vancouver Sun

“Every word of it seems like a fleck of brilliant light on a dancing ocean.…A major achievement.”
–Scotland on Sunday

“A compelling book that manages the rare feat of being both entertaining and compassionate.”
–India Today

“Compulsively readable; also funny, intensely moving and, like Bombay, pullulating with humanity.”
–The Independent (U.K.)

“Impossible to put down.”
–The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia