Michiko Kakutani - The New York Times
. . .most of the author's characters live blankly with a vague cloud of menace hovering over their heads. A similar mood and landscape can be found in the stories of this collection. . . .bleak settings are meant to mirror the emotional emptiness of the characters' lives. . . .Reading these stories, it's clear that Ms. Bainbridge has a dry, dark-humored wit as well as a sharp eye for incongruous details.

Michiko Kakutani
. . .most of the author's characters live blankly with a vague cloud of menace hovering over their heads. A similar mood and landscape can be found in the stories of this collection. . . .bleak settings are meant to mirror the emotional emptiness of the characters' lives. . . .Reading these stories, it's clear that Ms. Bainbridge has a dry, dark-humored wit as well as a sharp eye for incongruous details. -- The New York Times