Elliott Baker
'A wiser, more cheerful book I haven't read in years. Baker's humor always has that snag of reality, like a drop of blood or a dried tear, that turns a belly laugh into a deeply satisfying gut reaction.'- Newsweek'Baker has a sense of the absurb, a gift of characterization and an ear for dialogue which make his prose crackle with laughter and ache with sadness.'- Los Angeles Times'Elliott Baker knows what he loves with the same fierce clarity that he sheds on what he detests.'- The New Leader