The Only Daughter

"Yehoshua knows how to probe the human soul through characters who peek out from the pages at us all, as if to say, 'Hey, watch out it's about you, too.'" - Doppiozero

"We all need them -brothers and sisters and writers who speak to us as if they were our older brothers (and sisters)- A.B. Yehoshua is one." - La Repubblica

"The Only Daughter is an act of gentle love, full of generosity." - Tuttolibri

"One of Israel's world-class writers." - Saul Bellow

"[Yehoshua is] an Israeli Faulkner." - Harold Bloom, The New York Times

"A wise, masterfully understated work by one of Israel's towering literary figures." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"An old-fashioned book, free of cynicism, encroaching technology and intricate plotting, but imbued with a heartfelt and optimistic view of humanity - in other words, a book filled with feeling and moral values." - New York Times Book Review

"This short book reaffirms A. B. Yehoshua's belief that art can help us to live with an open heart." - Times Literary Supplement (London)

"It is an extraordinary book, quite unlike anything else by [Yehoshua] . . . a wonderful farewell from a great literary master, full of references to his own life and work." - Jewish Chronicle