“Poignantly details the loss and loneliness of a mother and daughter separated…Fast-paced … Hamer beautifully renders pain, exactly capturing the evisceration of loss…Exquisite prose surrounding a mother and daughter torn apart.” —Kirkus Reviews, on The Girl in the Red Coat
“Hamer’s lush use of language easily conjures fairy-tale imagery, especially of dark forests and Little Red Riding Hood…Hamer’s dark tale of the lost and found is nearly impossible to put down and will spark much discussion.”—Booklist starred review, on The Girl in the Red Coat
“A dazzling book that’s as much about translation and language as it is family and identity…With one-of-a-kind characters and brilliant insights on translation, this book will hit you in all your literary sweet spots.”—Bustle, on Good on Paper
“A wholly original Holocaust story: as outlandish as it is poignant.”—Kirkus Reviews starred review, on A Man Lies Dreaming