"The beginning of something quite new in the literature of journeys and arrivals." — Trinidad Guardian
"Intelligent, ironic and emotionally honest." — Blood & Aphorisms
"His hope is infectious; his skill is a pleasure . . . a real awakening." — Books in Canada
"A novel of many pleasures . . . A talented and confident writer who has produced a work of unsparing vision and compassion that stays true to the people who inhabit it . . . A rivetting portrait of the immigrant tragedy." — The Globe and Mail
"A remarkable achievement . . . Maharaj's characters are vivid and entertaining; Dickensian, in a word." — Toronto Star
"The effect is like laughing while you're bleeding to death." — Vancouver Sun