"A taut and elegant study of a distinguished American whose closest friends cannot decide whether they like or detest him." - Times Literary Supplement

"Fascinating . . . We do come to feel the reality, the complicated reality, of Francis Prescott." - Saturday Review

"My favorite of Auchincloss's novels. Both decadent and demanding, high-hat and frank . . . A subversive in lace-up oxfords and rep tie." - Amy Bloom

"[A] certifiable masterpiece" - New York Observer

"A daring and ambitious book . . . Its poise and taste and intelligence strike one on every page, as do its unerring knowledge and literary skill." - The New Yorker

"Auchincloss is one of the most accomplished and distinctive writers this country has known . . . [and] Frank Prescott is one of the great characters in American fiction." - Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

"[The Rector of Justin] should sit on the shelf of any serious reader of American fiction." - Jay Parini, New York Observer