Positive
Joshua Hammer,
The New York Times Book Review
Fast-paced, highly entertaining.
Positive
Michael Dirda,
The Washington Post
Excellent.
Positive
Laura McCallum,
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune
While we know she succeeds (it's in the title), Olson writes what at times reads like a suspenseful political thriller, with feuds and setbacks and promises of money rescinded.
Positive
Robin McKie,
The Observer (UK)
Olson’s depiction of her is not without flaws. We are presented with an almost perfect individual, an over-adulation that grates after a while.
Positive
Celia McGee,
Air Mail
Follows Desroches-Noblecourt every step along the way. And I mean every step. Deeply researched, it contains in its many detours and side trips a certain amount of historical TMI..
Rave
Kristine Huntley,
Booklist
Olson provides a gripping account of an extraordinary life..
Positive
Kirkus
A delightful account of the career of an intelligent woman in early-20th-century France.
Rave
Publishers Weekly
Scintillating.