Lent : A Novel of Many Returns

By itself, a fascinating meditation on the choices which alter lives and the course of history; in the context of Walton's other novels, positively mind-bending.--Kirkus, starred review

"Fantasy doing with beautiful assurance what straight historical fiction can't, putting us right inside the gorgeous idea-thrilled, demon-haunted imaginarium of the Renaissance--and making the best case for Savonarola in about 500 years."--Francis Spufford, Costa Award-winning author of Golden Hill, on Lent

Brilliant, compelling, and frankly unputdownable. --NPR on The Just City

Rendered with Walton's usual power and beauty...It's this haunting character complexity that ultimately holds the reader captive to the tale. --N. K. Jemisin, New York Times, on My Real Children

Has as much in common with an Alice Munro story as it does with, say, Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle. --Lev Grossman, Publishers Weekly, on My Real Children

Walton shines, as she always does, in the small and hurtful and glorious business of interpersonal relationships...this book about philosophy, history, gender and freedom also manages to be a spectacular coming-of-age tale that encompasses everything from courtroom dramas to sexual intrigue. --Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing on The Just City

A remarkable novel of ideas...Superb. In the end, the novel does more than justice to the idea of the Just City. --Booklist, starred review, on The Just City