Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

Oct 2, 2024 | publicbooks.org | Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

When Nina St. Pierre’s mother died, after having endured two life-changing fires, Nina started writing to try and understand what had happened. The memoir Love Is a Burning Thing, a propulsive story of her mother’s spiritualism, her bouts of mental illness, and ultimately her extraordinary life, is Nina’s debut. It took her 13 years to write the book, a time she describes as being “at turns inspired, exhausted, and tortured. I felt like I couldn’t figure out the best way to tell it, structurally.

Dec 20, 2023 | sacbee.com | Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

Though I got a kick out of Bonnie Garmus' "Lessons in Chemistry," when I read it in galleys, I thought its arch humor and obsession with gender equality would make it a special flavor for the general public. We saw how that went. Now along comes Sarah Blakley-Cartwright's debut adult novel, "Alice Sadie Celine." Here again we have whimsical, tongue-in-cheek writing, and another very smart, explicitly feminist character, a brilliant female celebrity who violates social mores.

Dec 12, 2023 | startribune.com | Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

Though I got a kick out of Bonnie Garmus' "Lessons in Chemistry," when I read it in galleys, I thought its arch humor and obsession with gender equality would make it a special flavor for the general public. We saw how that went. Now along comes Sarah Blakley-Cartwright's debut adult novel, "Alice Sadie Celine." Here again we have whimsical, tongue-in-cheek writing, and another very smart, explicitly feminist character, a brilliant female celebrity who violates social mores.

Nov 28, 2023 | electricliterature.com | Ada Calhoun |Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

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Nov 28, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Sarah Blakley-Cartwright |Susan Mallery |Barbara Kingsolver

A lighthearted romp, tinged with melancholy, that gently pokes fun at sexual mores and those who defy them. What happens when a celebrated feminist carries on a highly charged affair with her only daughter’s closest friend? Despite very different temperaments, Alice and Sadie have been inseparable since adolescence.