"With irony, humor and sympathy she traces the transition of a young woman from a sheltered farm village into the world she encounters in a midwestern university. Ms. Moore can be outrageously funny as she gives us pitch perfect dialogue in areas ranging from social encounters, to race relations, to high-end restaurants. Dealing with the loss of a brother in Iraq, we are brought into the terrible center of pain that a family experiences. We become absorbed with the world as seen by Tassie Keltjin, the 20 year old student. Very, very few literary characters have become as real to me as Tassie.

Ms. Moore dazzled me with her insights and illuminations of our foibles and deceptions.She has an equal sensitivity to the farm land and life. Her word pictures are eloquent, but never precious or pretentious.