Alix Ohlin is the author of The Missing Person, a novel; Babylon
and Other
Stories; and Signs and Wonders, a new collection. Her work has
appeared in Best American Short Stories, Best New American Voices,
and on public radio’s Selected Shorts. She lives in Easton,
Pennsylvania, where she teaches at Lafayette College.
“A twisty, clever and captivating read. . . . This cunning writer
yanks you inside her world.” —San Francisco
Chronicle
“Wondrously engrossing. . . . [These characters] could be your
family, your neighbors, people you work with. . . . Resonant and
haunting.” —The Boston Globe
“A subtle, intricate novel. . . . As these lives intersect over a
decade, barriers crumble, secrets emerge, and this emotional jigsaw
puzzle locks satisfyingly into place.” —More
“Ohlin writes in elegant prose that is flush with wit and style, as
clever and smooth as Lorrie Moore.” —The Rumpus
“You can't help but become invested in Inside. Ohlin displays
a profound empathy for people at their least rational—and most
human.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Can any of us really save another person? Or is each of us
solely responsible for his or her own life? That's the
question lurking behind [this] astute novel.” —Oprah.com
“A novel that is both easily accessible and demanding in the best
of ways. . . . What’s true of all good fiction applies even more
emphatically here: Inside, though fully satisfying the first time
through, all but demands a second reading. It’s something most
readers will be more than happy to do.” —The Montreal Gazette
“A serious literary talent.” —The Washington Times
“Psychologically astute, emotionally resonant. . . . Ohlin allows
her readers to know her characters more fully than any of them will
ever know each other. . . . A quiet novel populated with
beautifully drawn, complex characters that will get inside the
heart as well as the head.” —Shelf Awareness
“A writer who should be famous. . . . Ohlin has as unsettling an
old soul as Leonard Cohen’s.” —The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
“Terrific and thought-provoking.” — The Times (UK)
“In her gripping novel, Alix Ohlin covers vast geographical and
emotional territory. With extraordinary power, she takes us
inside the profound and fragile connections of her deeply human
characters—each searching for salvation from the past while
struggling to find forgiveness and redemption in the present.
This story of surprising turns, grace, and compassion left me
feeling that my world and my heart had grown larger.” —Keith
Scribner, author of The Oregon Experiment
“The writing is sharp, flecked with details that catch your
attention like a lure, just a few pages and you’re hooked.”
—In Flight
“Inside takes the reader on an intense, emotional journey. . . . An
authentic and empathetic read.” —The New York Journal of Books
“Alix Ohlin does a beautiful job creating these characters, each
with their own emotional intensity and tone.” —Portland Book
Review
“Superb [and] captivating. . . . Next to brilliant phrases and
scenes of laugh-eliciting satiric jabs, there are brutal,
heartbreaking circumstances.” —National Post
“We’re lucky to live in a world with a writer as gifted and as
graceful as Alix Ohlin. This book is instantly engrossing,
engaging, and moving. I began to think I lived inside of this
beautiful and absorbing novel, so real were her characters, so
complicated and human their plights.” —Robin Romm, author of The
Mercy Papers
“A memorable read. . . . Consistently surprising, often devastating
as the protagonists find themselves unable to share what’s on the
inside.” —BookPage
“Spanning a twelve-year period, the story moves briskly between New
York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Kigali, and the Inuit community of
Iqaluit. As the protagonists try, and fail, to establish
connections with other human beings, Ohlin charts their small
victories and larger disappointments. [The] Hollywood scenes show
off the author’s satiric flair.” —The New Yorker
“A woman mistakes a man for a log—and so starts Alix Ohlin’s
engrossing novel, Inside. The novel jumps between decades,
locations and characters with a precision that makes Ohlin’s hard
work seem effortless. The novel is full of surprises and things to
admire, but the writing is genuinely clever because it always
serves the characters. Inside is a novel about people. It is
beautifully crafted and beautifully told.” —The Scotiabank Giller
Prize Jury
“Intricate, involving, and inspiring are all words that can be used
to describe Alix Ohlin’s new novel Inside. . . . Deep and
emotional, Ohlin’s novel shows us how coincidental and complicated
life can be. A truly rewarding journey.” —The Rogers’ Writers Trust
Prize Jury
“Alix Ohlin is a crazy talented writer, smart and soulful.
Inside is, in a word, stunning.” —Beverly Lowry, author
of Crossed Over
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