"These haunted women were just waiting to amuse, inspire and haunt us." Ruth Wisse, (The Schlemiel as a Modern Hero)

"I think Perlmutter's moral center, his respect and admiration for these characters, for, it seems, these women's voices is great and moving. It has all the things I admire, compassion, humor, historical and political vision and so on." Rick Moody (The Ice Storm)

"“The characterization of each woman powers each story. Incidents amuse, alarm, and often prove touching, but it is the voices and the expertly evoked milieu that resonate. Perlmutter’s deep understanding and love for his subject shines through, and his clever use of mixed perspectives, tenses, and approaches to the presentation of dialogue”- BookLife

"What a tour de force! Your writing is so confident, and so nuanced, ... [the way]  you manage to get into those women's heads." Constance Dilley (Crosscurrents)