"A wiser, more cheerful book I haven''t read in years. Baker''s humor always has that snag of reality, like a drop of blood or a dried tear, that turns a belly laugh into a deeply satisfying gut reaction." - Newsweek "Baker has a sense of the absurb, a gift of characterization and an ear for dialogue which make his prose crackle with laughter and ache with sadness." - Los Angeles Times "Elliott Baker knows what he loves with the same fierce clarity that he sheds on what he detests." - The New Leader