“This is an effortlessly gorgeous and rich book. Its prose is lovely and precise, alternately luminous and direct; its observations of people and families and the physical world are poignant and a delight. The dialogue is sharp, funny, and true. This is a triumphant debut!”
— Jonathan Ames, author of "Wake Up, Sir!"
“Moving forward and back in time, Jacob balances comedy and romance with indelible sorrow. . . . When her plot springs surprises, she lets them happen just as they do in life: blindsidingly right in the middle of things.”
— The Boston Globe
“[A] sprawling, poignant, often humorous novel . . . Told with humor and sympathy for its characters, the book serves as a bittersweet lesson in the binding power of family, even when we seek to break out from it.”
— O: The Oprah Magazine
“Comparisons of Jacob to Jhumpa Lahiri are inevitable; . . . both write with naked honesty about the uneasy generational divide among Indians in America and about family in all its permutations.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“By turns hilarious and tender and always attuned to shifts of emotion . . . [Jacob s] characters shimmer with life.”
— Entertainment Weekly
“With wit and a rich understanding of human foibles, Jacob unspools a story that will touch your heart.”
— People
“A rich, engrossing debut told with lightness and care.”
— The Kansas City Star
“Optimistic, unpretentious and refreshingly witty.”
— Associated Press
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing
Year
2014
Pages
502
Praise
“This is an effortlessly gorgeous and rich book. Its prose is lovely and precise, alternately luminous and direct; its observations of people and families and the physical world are poignant and a delight. The dialogue is sharp, funny, and true. This is a triumphant debut!”
— Jonathan Ames, author of "Wake Up, Sir!"
“Moving forward and back in time, Jacob balances comedy and romance with indelible sorrow. . . . When her plot springs surprises, she lets them happen just as they do in life: blindsidingly right in the middle of things.”
— The Boston Globe
“[A] sprawling, poignant, often humorous novel . . . Told with humor and sympathy for its characters, the book serves as a bittersweet lesson in the binding power of family, even when we seek to break out from it.”
— O: The Oprah Magazine
“Comparisons of Jacob to Jhumpa Lahiri are inevitable; . . . both write with naked honesty about the uneasy generational divide among Indians in America and about family in all its permutations.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“By turns hilarious and tender and always attuned to shifts of emotion . . . [Jacob s] characters shimmer with life.”
— Entertainment Weekly
“With wit and a rich understanding of human foibles, Jacob unspools a story that will touch your heart.”
— People
“A rich, engrossing debut told with lightness and care.”
— The Kansas City Star
“Optimistic, unpretentious and refreshingly witty.”
— Associated Press
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