“Fruitflesh calls for some very juicy feasting!” — Sark, author of Succulent Wild Woman
“Anyone immersing herself in Fruitflesh is sure to find her writing liberated, and enriched by the many stimulating exercises.” — Susan Perry, Ph.D., author of Writing in Flow
“Gayle Brandeis shows us how to write sense-soaked prose and poetry that celebrates the embodiment of the life!” — Oriah Mountain Dreamer, author of The Invitation and The Dance
“Beautifully written, with gorgeous usage of language and metaphor.” — Publishers Weekly
“Lyrical, imaginative, beautifully crafted, and deeply intelligent. Before anything else, its characters take you by the heart.” — --Barbara Kingsolver on The Book of Dead Birds
“[It] has an edgy beauty that enhances perfectly the seriousness of its contents.” — --Toni Morrison on The Book of Dead Birds
“THE BOOK OF DEAD BIRDS is a story of healing--a skillful, textured weaving of dark and light.” — --Donna M. Gershten, author of Kissing the Virgin's Mouth, on The Book of Dead Birds
“A moving and perceptive first novel.” — -— O magazine on The Book of Dead Birds
