“Twilight, a deceptively simple and tender novel by Katherine Mosby, is the story of a young American woman who, in the early part of the 20th century, ditches her uptight, upper-crust background and ends up risking everything for illicit love. Think of Edith Wharton with a dash of Colette…Mosby, a seasoned novelist herself, reflects the spirit of these extraordinary writers with her deft ability to parse character and create atmosphere.”
----St. Petersburg Times
“Mosby has painted an achingly beautiful portrait of a woman hovering desperately on the edge of self-realization…With a surprise ending reminiscent of Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome, this poignant character study traces the precarious evolution of a heart and a mind.”
----Booklist (Starred Review)
“The thrill of seduction and the ache of self-denial are among the bittersweet revelations of this graceful book.”
----O Magazine
“Readers will savor the finely wrought prose and unexpectedly moving portrait of a woman who loses her privileges and finds herself.”
----Kirkus Reviews
“With the drumbeat of war sounding evermore in the background, Mosby takes her readers through the heady details of a new romance that blinds lovers to the costs of adultery. The tension of war and the strain of an illicit union collide in the author’s now signature twist of fate., resulting in an ending both startling and fitting….Highly recommended.”
----Library Journal (Starred Review)
“Magical is the spell cast by this book, which combines the juicy thrills of a romance novel with the keen observations of a character study. The author of two previous novels, Mosby is also a poet and it shows: Her language is voluptuously precise. Twilight creates a world so darkly alluring that readers, like Lavinia, will find themselves longing for the sun to set.”
----More Magazine
“This poetic and insightful novel illuminates the frustration and heartbreak “of a woman of a certain age” who falls in love with a married man in war-torn France.”
----Brooklyn Magazine
“With an artist’s eye and a poet’s voice, Katherine Mosby enchants her readers with her empathetic portrait of an adulterous love affair. Set in Paris during the years prior to and during World War II, Twilight pulses with the pain and bliss of lovers whose hearts Ms. Mosby uniquely describes as continuing to “rhyme together.” Among the most imaginative and elegant stylists of contemporary novelists, Katherine Mosby has once again written a page turner that sings, sings, sings!”
----Sidney Offit, author of Memoir of the Bookie’s Son
