"The story of a Russia—and a love—at the precipice, poised between dreaming and giving in. As in Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels or Bellow’s Seize the Day, Parr’s characters seem to move under the surface of the page—breathing, changing, flawed, and resilient." — Sean Michaels, author of Us Conductors
"An illuminating and assured debut. Parr deftly incorporates her historical research into an affecting story about a young woman grappling with the tense intersections between art and science, politics and idealism, duty and love." — Catherine Cooper, author of White Elephant
"A historical novel that feels refreshingly contemporary, Uncertain Weights and Measures exposes the tensions between ideology and conviction, politics and art, truth and power. This remarkable debut novel is both a compelling love story and a thoughtful exploration of the human heart and mind." — Johanna Skibsrud, author of Quartet for the End of Time
"Could very well be read as a cautionary allegory of our own 'brave and visionary time.'" — The Walrus
"In this confident and accomplished novel, Parr creates a detailed portrait of a world haunted by the past but uncertain of its future direction." — Atlantic Books Today
"Uncertain Weights and Measures goes for it and gets there." — Quill & Quire
"A great book for lovers of history and science." — The Waterloo Region Record
"Parr's penetrating, incisive prose places the reader amid the thrilling, frightening milieu of real-life 1920s Moscow... This debut novel bodes well for a strong fiction-writing career for Parr." — The Winnipeg Free Press
