Moore's characters are lovingly drawn...A truly original voice. -- The New Yorker
Heft achieves real poignancy...The warmth, the humanity and the hope in this novel make it compelling and pleasurable. -- Washington Post
Few novelists of recent memory have put our bleak isolation into words as clearly as Liz Moore does in her new novel. -- San Francisco Chronicle
[Moore] writes with compassion and emotional insight but resists sentimentality...Heft leads to hope. -- People
Tender, thoughtful. -- New York Times Book Review
Moore's writing is clear, persuasive, and totally engaging, bringing her characters to life in all their sweet, quirky glory. -- Boston Globe
This is not a novel with a happy ending, and that's a good thing. Moore doesn't tie her story up in a pretty package and hand it to the reader with care, but artfully acknowledges in the end that some heavy loads cannot easily be left behind. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
Every once in a while, you read a book with such well-written, memorable characters that you know you're going to remember them forever...Heft is a wonderful oddball of a book. I loved it. -- Jennifer Weiner
A suspenseful, restorative novel from one of our fine young voices. -- Colum McCann
This is the real deal, Liz Moore is the real deal-she's written a novel that will stick with you long after you've finished it. -- Russell Banks
Heft is a work that radiantly combines compassion and a clear-eyed vision. This is a novel of rare originality and sophistication. -- Mary Gordon
In Heft, Liz Moore creates a cast of vulnerable, lonely misfits that will break your heart and then make it soar. What a terrific novel! -- Ann Hood
