"One of the best coming of age novels I have read in in recent years. Beautiful, touching, written with the integrity of a true writer. An unforgettable story of love, friendship, family and death." —A. B. Yehoshua
“Baram’s most fascinating and moving book… A beautiful and wonderful novel.” —Esti Adivi Shoshan, Ha’aretz
“A spectacular accomplishment by one of the most wonderful Hebrew writers.” —Alona Kimchi, Israel Today
"This book will crawl under your skin and will not let go." —NRC
"Skilfully, Baram plunges into the world in between: between life and death, childhood, adolescence and adulthood, between being a child and being a father, love and hate, day and night, intoxication and sobriety." —Aargauer Zeitung
"A rare book in Israel’s literary landscape…Depicts the past in the most profound way without a shred of romanticising." —Maariv
"One of the most beautiful bildungsroman books I have read. A novel about a profound and moving friendship, about pain and about life…Rush out to read it." —Saloona