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Reviews of Paradise Alley

Abridged Reviews of Paradise Alley

Kevin Baker is perhaps the most ambitious American novelist working today. –Darin Strauss, author of Chang and Eng and The Real McCoy Read More

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW of Paradise Alley

Extraordinary…Rich in color and drama…Successful… ambitious…[Baker is] a skilled ringmaster —Geoffrey Ward Read More

LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW of Paradise Alley

Ambitious…Vivid…forceful…Baker has carried out his research with extraordinary dedication, familiarizing himself with every imaginable aspect of the Draft Riots…—Adam Bresnick Read More

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Review of Paradise Alley

Kevin Baker is quickly altering the landscape of American historical fiction. —Ron Charles Read More

TIME OUT NEW YORK Review of Paradise Alley

Vivid…[Baker] gives us the stench of the slaughterhouses, the claustrophobia of the tenements and the menace of the dingy saloons…—Soren Larson Read More

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A New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the American Book Award
Winner of the Walt Whitman Civil War Book Award
A Today Show Book Club Selection

 

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