“Daniel’s characters are emotionally complex and so believable that Stiltsville almost reads as a memoir rather than a work of fiction . . . Daniel strikes a perfect balance of wit, weakness and tenderness . . . Wonderfully buoyant.”

–Book Page

“With its lush flora and constant sun, South Florida is the true star of Daniel’s exquisite debut, which follows a marriage over the course of 30 years . . . Beautifully told from Frances’s pensive, sharp perspective . . . Drawing inexorably toward a moving resolution.”

–Publishers Weekly

“A book characterized by lushly descriptive and complex writing . . . written with great delicacy and discretion.”

–Booklist

“An engrossing story of an ‘ordinary’ woman as she meets the man she will marry, forms lasting friendships, and raises a family. It’s refreshing to read about good, caring people who struggle with many of the same issues we all do, but who bring an extra ounce of wisdom.”

–Nora Rawlinson, Early Word

“Starts out pretty and dazzling, and then gets dangerous.”

–Miriam Tuliao, New York Public Library