Entertaining. . . . Fantastic sizzle, both sexual and spiritual. . . . A cracking good romance. The Boston Globe
Affecting. . . . Ambitious. . . . [Told with] humor and real sweetness. . . . [Miller] demonstrate[s] that domestic fiction needn t be domesticated. Washington Post
A page-turner. . . . Miller excels at portraying the ways in which people connect, and just miss connecting. Chicago Tribune
Full of Miller s signature intelligence about people caught between moral responsibility and a hunger for self-realization. The New York Times Book Review
Provocative, suspenseful and emotional. . . . [Miller s] portrayal of the fragility of relationships and fear of the unknown of the things that happen to and around us that we can t control are spot-on. Minneapolis Star Tribune
[Miller] has an elegant way with prose. Her descriptions never feel writerly, but intricate and real, and her sentences flow like a summer river. . . . There s a kindness to her writing, a sort of authorial gentleness; though never saccharine or sentimental, we see the goodness in the people she creates. . . . She s the kind of author who creates, for us, a home on the page. The Seattle Times
Moving and convincing. . . . [Miller] is an eloquent chronicler of the complexities of ordinary relationships, whose informal language belies the depths of her insights. . . . [Her] prose, narrated in the third person . . . is colloquial and homely. . . . [She] nails the contradictory emotions and desires that are responsible for people so often bypassing the seemingly easy road to happiness. The Independent (London)
Miller [eschews] easy cliff-hangers or narrative deceits. The momentum grows instead from her compassionate handling of these characters. . . . Not all questions are answered, nor all mysteries solved, but the end of the book is imbued with the same quiet energy that s been building throughout; it s not happy, exactly that would be too easy but, in true Sue Miller fashion, it s triumphant. Elle
Written in a style that is both graceful and accessible, this enthralling novel grabs your attention and never lets it go. Real Simple
Moving . . . profoundly satisfying. . . . In another writer s hands The Arsonist would be a thriller, but Miller is concerned with deeper mysteries of human motivation. The Daily Telegraph (London)
Miller writes with penetrating honesty. . . . With a deft, homespun acuity. The Guardian (London)
This isn t a conventional mystery book. . . . It s intense, building toward resolutions that answer some questions but not all. Miller s pacing is perfect, making The Arsonist a pleasurable slow burn of a read. San Antonio Express-News
Miller s prose . . . keeps you reading. Her sentences have a sumptuous quality to them. Providence Journal-Bulletin
