“This is a good novel, worth the stir it’s creating. Leavitt has created real people for whom we care, and she has an easy, flowing style that is almost conversational.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Leavitt’s writing shows feeling and authority. A promising first effort.” —The Boston Globe

“Leavitt is a deft writer who brings a nice, wry specificity to the most incidental description.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Leavitt’s first novel is a graceful, insightful tale of family and love and the primal bond between siblings, with scenes that snag the reader’s memory. Like Rozzy herself, this is special.” —Library Journal

“Like Judith Guest’s Ordinary People, Meeting Rozzy Halfway shows us the dark side of upper-middle-class American family life. Underlying both of these stories is the same desire to get at the heart of what happens between siblings and also between parents and the complex messages exchanged within the family organism.” —The Washington Post Book World

“This novel is, in a word, excellent. Leavitt is a wonderfully imaginative and compassionate writer. Her characters are rich and her voice is strong.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)