Critical Praise
"A searing portrait of grief that's also a love story and an engrossing mystery."
-Joanna Smith Rakoff, Time Out New York
"Elegant and ingenious. . . . An original, charming, and touching novel."
-Barbara Fisher, Boston Globe
"Wonderful. . . . Parkhurst has created two compelling characters to take us through the shoals and delights of falling in love and into the calmer and sometimes more dangerous world of marriage."
-Susan Dooley, Washington Post Book World
"A delight-original, clever, and populated by winsome characters. . . . The Dogs of Babel is a true-love story."
-Kimberly B. Marlowe, Seattle Times
"A book with a staggering emotional wallop."
-Holly J. Morris, U. S. News & World Report
"Enormously engaging on both an emotional and intellectual level. . . . I read it without stopping, and I loved it completely."
-Anna Quindlen