"Kline has a perfect sense of character and timing." -- Publishers Weekly

"[Christina Baker Kline] is not only a deft and snappy writer, but a true cartographer of the human heart." -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Still Summer

"A book about love and disappointment and risk and risotto, utterly appealing on every level." -- Lauren Fox, author of Still Life with Husband

"A story about the way life really can be, with a little bit of luck and just the right seasoning." -- Dani Shapiro

"An unassumingly beautiful story of human relationships and self-discovery...the ideal page-turning light read, with a tremendous payoff." -- People