The Family Markowitz - Hardcover

"Exceptionally well-written: funny and wise and keenly observed . . . One of the most engaging, maddening and recognizable families to come along in years . . . An enchanting book." --Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"

"Deft and affectionate . . . Goodman is brilliant at capturing the clutter of both interior and exterior life." --Naomi Glauberman, "Los Angeles Times"

""The Family Markowitz "is a revelation . . . Goodman's prose has a steady, silent reserve that always indicates she has better things on her mind." --Dwight Garner, "Salon"
"These stories sound like no one else's. . . . Goodman is brilliant at capturing the clutter of both interior and exterior life."--Los Angeles Times

"Entertaining . . . The Family Markowitz has great consistency and charm."--Claire Messud, The New York Times Book Review

"A revelation . . . Goodman's prose has a steady, silent reserve that always indicates she has bigger things in mind."--Dwight Garner, Salon

"One of the most astute and engaging books about American family life to have come our way in quite a while . . . [Allegra Goodman] has a gift for conveying the peculiar subtleties of Jewish culture."--The Boston Globe

"Funny and wise and keenly observed . . . one of the most engaging, maddening, and recognizable families to come along in years . . . an enchanting book."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

Allegra Goodman's novels include The Chalk Artist, The Cookbook Collector, and Intuition. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and Best American Short Stories. She is a winner of the Whiting Writer's Award and a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts.