“Beautifully wrought...masterful...Haslett’s storytelling skill is on quietly magnificent display.”
— The Boston Globe
“There’s no better writer at chronicling the highs and lows of familial love...Satisfies one of the best reasons to read fiction: to understand others and their impossible burdens, to mourn when they stumble and celebrate when they survive.”
— Los Angeles Times
“The echoes of the Russian greats in the title aren’t misplaced – this is an epic family saga that packs an extraordinary emotional punch. ”
— The Guardian
“This deeply satisfying novel is a revelation—a thoughtful, psychologically acute, beautifully written examination of intersecting lives. ”
— Booklist (starred review)
“This matches the heights of Haslett’s best work.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Mothers and Sons is both moving and deeply compelling, a story about the search for our own humanity, and the lengths we will go to maintain it. A new book by Adam Haslett is always cause for celebration. He is one of our very best writers.”
— Ann Patchett
“Haslett’s characters feel so real, their choices so hard, their lives so true. He is everything you want in a write ”
