A definite page-turner - I read this book almost in one go. Great pacing, and some unexpected twists kept me racing towards the end. I loved how well he used a few crucial details, both as clever narrative mechanisms, and symbols for larger existential questions. (Love love love how he interwove Picasso's Girl In Front of Mirror with so many different strands of the story).

In the Author's Note, Paul mentions some real life inspiration, and that this book was his way of trying to understand the inexplicable behaviors of people he has known/heard of. Reading it, I definitely felt that sense of seeking - between Jay and everyone around him, as he discovered unexpected kindnesses (or cruelty) and evolved his understandings as well as his suspect list; between Nicole and all the people in her life who didn't quite get her; but most of all, between the reader and the 'villains' of the book, whose incomprehensible actions and desires are lifted aside to reveal the vulnerabilities and pathos of the souls underneath.

-Weihui, Programs Intern

All in all, another great book by Paul - Behind the Book is proud to work with such a talented author.