“It’s difficult to believe that a first novel can be...so rich of characterization....But this one is.” (Chattanooga Times )
“Touching and lovingly crafted, Let the Lion Eat Straw has been away from us too long.” (Washington Post Book World )
“An amazing achievement!” (Kristin Hunter )
“Strong and beautiful....There is so much courage, honesty and life in this novel.” (Shirley Hazzard )
“A beautiful book...of startling originality, simplicity, insight, and grace.” (Richard Elman )
“This lyrical, haunting novel remains a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit and the gift of love.” (The Seattle Skanner )
“Revealing the grace... in ordinary lives... [this] is a novel worthy of a place in the annals of literature.” (The Portland Skanner )
“Full of life.” (School Library Journal )
“Remarkable....A graceful hymn of love.” (Time )
“A glorious rebirth! The republication of this milestone...is cause for great celebration indeed.” (Sapphire, author of Push )
“I felt in the presence of a talent which touches the universal.” (Madeleine L'Engle )
“Accomplished...[a] special beauty.” (Library Journal )
“Imbued with African folklore...less a novel than a myth.” (The New Yorker )
“There is more life and character, more that will linger in the mind, than in countless novels twice as long!” (New York Post )
“… this poetic and memorable novel remains a testament to the power of resurrection and the powerful gift of love.” (Ebony )
“As moving as it is wisely, lyrically told.” (O magazine )
“A masterpiece...brilliant, graceful, poetic!” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch )
“A remarkable first novel....that transcends race and class.” (Los Angeles Times )
“Important....It has a rich, live, radiant validity, offering characters memorably exciting.” (Gwendolyn Brooks )
