My Hollywood

“Simpson works habitual magic,
showing how love travels, ownerless and unbidden, among children who need
adults and adults who need children.”

“It takes a very subtle, sophisticated, and confident writer
to make our most common problems come off as unique on the page as they feel at
three in the morning.”

“This is a domestic novel and a
highly political one.”

“It takes a very subtle,
sophisticated, and confident writer to make our most common problems come off
as unique on the page as they feel at three in the morning.”

“Beautifully realized…One of the
most insightful books in years about contemporary American life.”

“The real richness of My Hollywood lies in Simpson’s gift for
conveying enormous meaning in moments depicted so prosaically that they don’t
reveal their significance at first glance.”

“This is classic Simpson…The most serious and potent truths
are told.”

“A hilarious and heartbreaking take
on the real housewives of Southern California.”

“Writing in both women’s voices,
Simpson deploys a sharp eye and mordant wit to show us the backstairs view of a
Hollywood we’ve never seen.”

“In Mona Simpson’s new novel about
a modern marriage and its discontents, the saga of its Filipina domestic
sketches a new variation on the American dream…An intimate, ironic tale.”

“Simpson tells a blistering story
of fractured love and flailing parents…Simpson’s taut prose allows her to drill
into the heart of relationships, oftentimes with a single biting sentence.
Funny, smart, and filled with razor sharp observations about life and
parenthood.”