Lili

"One of the many marvels of this extraordinary novel is its delicate, perfect poised choreography: Perhaps only for Kundera have the sensual and the philosophical danced together so beautifully. . . . Abigail De Witt brings to life here a woman of sly and wondrous contradictions. Lili's hold on the reader will be no less ferocious than her grasp on life."

--Susan Dodd, author of Mamaw

"Engrossing and ambitious. . . . what bodes so well for the future of this novelist, is De Witt's sophisticated choice of narrative voice. Lili's consciousness is narrated not by her but through her." --Valerie Martin, New York Times Book Review

"First-time novelist De Witt skillfully explores the nature of love as a door to the experience of the Divine, and the relationship between sexual and religious ecstasy." --Booklist