“For readers patient enough to look beneath the make-up, there are marvels to behold.”
Thomas Beller, ‘The Loved Ones,’ by Mary-Beth Hughes
The New York Times Sunday Book Review, July 24, 2015
Oprah: Editor's Choice
“Sexy, immersive and lushly written. Read with a sundress on—and a pair of Wayfarers.
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Julie Buntin, 2 Chill-Out Books to Read Over July 4 (and More)
Oprah, July 2, 2015
Elle: "Jamesian Love in the Ruins"
“Mary-Beth Hughes’s body of work casts a dreamy, hypnotic effect, even while slyly exposing the risks and rewards of love and its devastations among the upper class. ”
Lisa Shea, "Jamesian love in the ruins" (PDF)
Elle Magazine, July 2015
The New Yorker: "Bracing"
“Bracing… Hughes is preternaturally alert to subtleties of appearance, gesture, and sensory detail.”
Books: Briefly Noted
The New Yorker, July 6, 2015
The New York Times: "Rich in Sensory Detail"
“Rich in sensory detail...a demanding read that rewards patience.”
Carmela Ciuraru, Reviews: New Books
The New York Times, June 24, 2015