Holy Smoke - Reviews

About First Marriage:
"Poignantly sharp and perceptively accurate beyond all question-this book is humanly, unavoidably true. Read it and weep for all of us."

-Robert Creely

On Fanny Howe's Work:

"Howe is a serious writer, a caring craftswoman-a find."

-Publisher's Weekly

"…inspired use of language…deeply felt insights."

-Newsday

"…concise and poetic, catching you off guard, riding you up and over events in a quick sweep of work associations…a writer of original grace and vision."

-Boston Globe