Praise
“[Payne has] the makings of a young Charles Dickens—a consummate storyteller in love with language and all the variations of life, people, and improbable situations.” —Businessweek
“Some of the strongest, most demanding writing to be found in American fiction today.” —Los Angeles Times
“Wildly readable.” —Washington Post
“A master stylist, Payne breathes life into his material, cloaking it in rich, evocative prose.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
“[Payne] burns as brightly as any writer of his generation.” —Pat Conroy
“David Payne is a writer whom readers take personally, a novelist who speaks to their lives, whose books become part of their experience . . . Payne sees and hears the human reality in every situation . . . Payne sees his characters for who they are, accepts them, loves them, and joins their voices in a hymn of life.” —Boston Globe
“[Payne] writes of a people and a place from deep in his heart. He knows the hopes, fears and habits of his characters, and weaves a powerful, lyrical story that is a joy to read.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A master stylist, Payne breathes life into his material, cloaking it in rich, evocative prose.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
“I marvel at Payne’s virtuosity, his technical brilliance, his enormous ambition. Take a tip: his stock is bound to rise.” —Dallas Morning News
“Payne is irresistible.” —The State
