A suspenseful, restorative novel from one of our fine young voices.--Colum McCann

This is the real deal, Liz Moore is the real deal--she's written a novel that will stick with you long after you've finished it.--Russell Banks

Heft is a work that radiantly combines compassion and a clear-eyed vision. This is a novel of rare originality and sophistication.--Mary Gordon

Moore's characters are lovingly drawn...A truly original voice.-- "The New Yorker"

Heft achieves real poignancy...The warmth, the humanity and the hope in this novel make it compelling and pleasurable.-- "Washington Post"

Few novelists of recent memory have put our bleak isolation into words as clearly as Liz Moore does in her new novel.-- "San Francisco Chronicle"

[Moore] writes with compassion and emotional insight but resists sentimentality...Heft leads to hope.-- "People"

Tender, thoughtful.-- "New York Times Book Review"

Moore's writing is clear, persuasive, and totally engaging, bringing her characters to life in all their sweet, quirky glory.-- "Boston Globe"

This is not a novel with a happy ending, and that's a good thing. Moore doesn't tie her story up in a pretty package and hand it to the reader with care, but artfully acknowledges in the end that some heavy loads cannot easily be left behind.-- "Minneapolis Star Tribune"

Every once in a while, you read a book with such well-written, memorable characters that you know you're going to remember them forever...Heft is a wonderful oddball of a book. I loved it.--Jennifer Weiner

In Heft, Liz Moore creates a cast of vulnerable, lonely misfits that will break your heart and then make it soar. What a terrific novel!--Ann Hood

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Pub date: 2012-09-04

Length: 368 pages