The book debuts at number 11 on the Print Hardcover Nonfiction list and number 10 on the Combined Print & E-Book list of February 21, 2021
“…we all have the capacity to create and build new friendships and attachments at whatever age or stage of life.”
“This is a love story, masterful, warm and funny, heartfelt and heartbreaking. I absolutely loved this book.”
“With its staggering array of photos and reproductions, this is a book meant to be browsed and savored rather than read straight through.”
“…anyone will find much to savor here—love of dogs not even required.”
“…retells and retraces the evolution of one of the world’s most complex architectural palimpsests with elegance, economy, and wit.”
“Dolin’s use of Hitchcock to exorcise past demons is an inspired mélange of cinematic critique and private confession.”
“A heartwarming and heartbreaking story of friendship and grief.”
“…a valuable and immensely enjoyable addition to the library of all who are interested in jazz and popular song of the mid-twentieth century…”
“Gardner’s muscular, impatiently expert prose recalls Robert Hughes in his city books, ‘Barcelona’ and ‘Rome.'”