“New York Times contributor Redniss's surrealist scrapbook approach is striking and unique, captivating readers by twining simple, evocative text with a stunning array of images, splaying words at all angles across the page; though this slows reading, the forced pace gives readers more opportunity to appreciate the book's charms.”
Publishers' Weekly, starred review
“One of the most captivating darlings of the Twentieth Century, as rendered by one of the freshest young phenoms of the Twenty-first. Will Rogers, George Gershwin, Babe Ruth, John Wayne, and countless others, go flitting through flapper Doris Eaton's marvelously beguiling story, but time and again, it's Lauren Redniss's line and composition that capture and hold us, lingering, utterly entranced. This book is the opposite of a page-turner: it's a page-stopper, a page-savorer, in short: an unmitigated delight.”
Lawrence Weschler, author of Mr Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder
“I wish Lauren Redniss would write and illustrate my life in the dreamy, luminous way she did Doris Eaton Travis's.”
Maira Kalman, author/illustrator
“Not only did Doris Eaton Travis break records for accomplishment and humanity, she also had great hair and shoes.”
Isaac Mizrahi
“Lauren Redniss has created a new style of biography that is enthralling. Leaf through this book slowly and explore every gorgeous detail of the photos and drawings. Doris Eaton Travis, with her beauty and grace, pirouettes off the page. At 102, Doris danced throughout the 20th century, and now she will dance through history. I hope to buy one hundred copies of this glorious book.”
Allegra Kent, author of Once a Dancer…, former principal dancer at New York City Ballet