![]() ![]() ![]() It's impossible not to feel for the pained and alienated young women in Orringer's stories, and impossible not to be stunned and moved by their quests for redemption. Even the grimmest of these stories conveys, along with anguish, a child's spark of mystery and wonder." -"The New York Times "Beautiful, so wise and vital. Just when you think they will stop-and lesser writers would stop-they keep going with inexorable momentum." -"Ploughshare "The harsh landscape in which Orringer's characters dwell corresponds to the fierce beauty of her writing. Orringer limns the ordinary, terrifying time between childhood and maturity so skillfully." -"San Francisco Chronicle "Pure gems, rollicking along with scintillating prose and surety. ![]() ![]() This, Orringer's first book, is breathtakingly good, truly felt and beautifully delivered." -"The Guardian "Orringer's engaging wit, her eye for social detail, her ear for patterns of speech and thought, and her insights into human nature proclaim her a writer to be reckoned with." -"Los Angeles Times " "Captivating. Even her most bitter characters have a gift, the sharp wit of envy. "A major new talent." How to Breathe Underwater" is a dark and beautiful book." -"The New York Times Book Review "These stories are without exception clear-eyed, compassionate and deeply moving. ![]()
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