The River Midnight - Brossura

Poignantly and humorously evokes shtetl life... Beautifully captures a lost way of life and its enduring sense of community (Publishers Weekly)

'A young Canadian writer's brilliant first novel... A marvelous debut and a loving anatomy of the vanished world of the shtetls that merits comparison with the best work of Singer' Kirkus Reviews

'Poignantly and humorously evokes shtetl life... Beautifully captures a lost way of life and its enduring sense of community' Publishers Weekly

A young Canadian writer's brilliant first novel... A marvelous debut and a loving anatomy of the vanished world of the shtetls that merits comparison with the best work of Singer (Kirkus Reviews)

Brilliantly patterned minutiae of everyday life...supple narrative technique' (Time)

'Brilliantly patterned minutiae of everyday life...supple narrative technique' Time (longer review in file)

'This is a remarkable and skilfully crafted first novel.' Historical Review

A heady mix of folksy Jewishness and feminism... Hugely sentimental, but with a rollicking energy that overcomes rational objections (Independent on Sunday)

The narrative is imbued with a touch of magic and fantasy, making for a story that is unusual, captivating and entertaining (The Times)

A plucky first novel...a jubilant feast of story-telling (Daily Mail)

Lilian Nattel was born in Montreal and learned Yiddish from her parents, who spoke Yiddish whenever they didn't want her to understand. She now lives in Toronto with her husband and their child.