Posts By: Elliott Holt

The Toronto Star review

The Toronto Star says: “Elliott Holt’s output prior to this terrific debut consisted of a number of short stories, one of which won the prestigious Pushcart Prize in 2011. For years she worked as a copywriter in glamour spots such as New York, London and Moscow. And while ad agencies rarely function as farm teams for… Read more »

The New Yorker review

Briefly noted in The New Yorker (July 29 issue): “Holt’s beguiling début reimagines the story of Samantha Smith, the ten-year-old American girl who, in 1983, started a correspondence with the Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov. In Holt’s novel, the Smith character, named Jennifer Jones, moves into a house across the street from the book’s narrator, Sarah… Read more »