“So far as it deals with the problems of the modern woman, or rather, with the modern woman’s new way of facing a problem that is as old as life—that of love—the book is curiously revelatory.”—New York Tribune
“The story of the woman who forces herself on the weakling to save him from himself is good work.”—New York Sun
“The story is so remarkable for its analytical power, its minute observation, its sense of background, its delicate style as literature, that it arrests and holds, and calls the reader back again and again.”—Boston Evening Transcript
“The right of woman to her own individuality is the book’s chief inspiration. It is for serious minds, and to such provides much food for thought.”—Springfield Republican
“The author handles her characters as might a true mother her children—knowing, yet not specially noting, the faults and virtues of all. The style is clear and terse to incisiveness, and almost every page has its sage or witty saying. It isn’t an easy story to lay aside unfinished.”—Chicago Record Herald
“Much of beauty and truth, with occasional instances of vivid strength.”—Chicago Evening Post
“There is in all Miss Willcocks’ stories a certain quality that makes for the heights. She has a precious vocabulary. The realism that distinguishes her never for a moment extinguishes her grace of style or charm. She is essentially an artist who offends neither by useless detail nor disappoints by leaving too much to the reader’s imagination. Always she handles her wisdom and wit perfectly, while she presents her stories powerfully. This is a book to read and keep.”—Philadelphia Record
“Her technique is good, her details are exceedingly well handled, and her study of types is most delightful.”—Louisville Post
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