In the Palm of Darkness: A Novel

"A dazzling, original fugue on love and extinction." --The New Yorker"A resplendent piece of writing that brings throbbingly to life ... a world in which the magical and the occult flourish, and the gritty reality of ordinary life can also achieve a glorious sensuality." --The New York Times Book Review"Primal sorcery and modern agony ... A voyage into the heart of darkness .... Montero confronts the modern Western way of knowing with an older more universal kind."--Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times"A work of enormous beauty, violence, and unsentimental grace.... Montero writes with fire and acid." --Boston Globe"Montero nurtures her two characters and their relationship with such close compassion that it blossoms into something rare, original, and moving." --The Women's Review of Books