His father, Sam, in fact, emerges as the most forceful figure in this rich, full-bodied novel.

The novel, about the ruthless world of horse racing in West Virginia, was praised by the judges as a "vivid, memorable and linguistically rich novel."

A rich novel of the Arab experience, full of pain but tempered by hope.

A rich and hilarious political novel by a journalist who has actually done politics; most things that happen are accidental, much as they are in the real world.

A "rich, complex" novel that "may be [ the author's ] most satisfying book since 'Dream Children.' "

It is a rich novel, written with lyricism, drama and power.

Ha Jin described Gratitude as "a rich, grand novel.

"The Last Crossing" is by far the richer novel, though its richness is nothing if not studied and deliberate.

School Library Journal praised it as a "rich and poignant novel."

A rich and complex novel that gazes back on German history from 1989 to the revolutions of 1848.