“A remarkably well-told tale...that not only rivets our attention but floods our veins with the icy chill of recognition and understanding...Vinegar Hill is a powerful story of a haunting, not by the dead but by the living. It is a haunting you won’t soon forget.” - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Ansay transcends both feminist epic and Midwestern gothic to achieve, finally, the lunar world of tragedy. This world is lit by the measured beauty of her prose, and the book’s final line is worth the pain it takes to get there.” - The New Yorker
“Sweet, tender, and chilling.” - Washington Post Book World
“One of the best books of the year.” - Chicago Tribune
“A finely crafted novel... The characters are undeniably authentic, familiar, and often disturbing specimens of Midwestern small-town life, meticulously preserved in this intriguing literary bell jar... With Vinegar Hill, Ansay joins a list of writers... who are transforming Midwestern fiction into a new national literature.” - Chicago Tribune
“Magical... A satisfying journey to freedom... Ansay writes in a lovely voice.” - Vogue