Lives of the Saints

“This book was so funny and sad and surprising, and it felt like walking around New Orleans, a city that I don’t particularly love to be in — but you can tell she really, really loves her city.”

“If you like the interior musings of deeply perceptive women, ritualized fun, sweating cocktail glasses, the narcotic scent of jasmine and hot garbage — Nancy Lemann is for you. She is just a total original. I read this in one sitting and was utterly captivated. When you finish and are bereft, you can go right into The Oyster Diaries!”

“one of my favorite books of all time and a nonstop fizzy hilarious bittersweet ride”