'You don't slip much past Stephanie Doyon, whose wry, wicked, sympathetic intelligence informs every page of her winning, hilarious novel' Richard Russo 'In a novel enveloping enough to prompt regret when it ends, she lets the schoolboys of the book's early sections live out the self-fulfilling prophecies that are their lives ... She writes with wisdom and humour ... a smart, disarming pleasure' New York Times 'A sprawling, bustling chronicle of smalltown life, with a passel of intriguing characters ... Doyon writes pungently, with a wry slant, and pulls no punches regarding gossip, jealousy, schadenfreude and the myriad human foibles that are the backbone of farce, so the warm feeling when we close the book - with virtue rewarded and fences mended - feels earned' Publishers Weekly 'She makes quite a mark with her adult fiction debut ... Doyon's writing style is simple and warm; her enjoyable story is well written and thought-provoking. And as sure as the grass grows in Cedar Hole, Doyon's popularity with young adults will soon be surpassed by that with her adult fans' Library Journal