“It is a book so full of feeling, I thought that my heart would explode as I read it. I loved it. It comes with humour, insight, and Cold War nostalgia as well. It’s a really great novel.”

- CBC’s Ontario Morning

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“A noodle-bending literary sci-fi novel that puts its hero in the box with Schrödinger’s cat.”

- Kirkus Reviews

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“Funny, touching, genre-bending, and one-of-a-kind, this is an exuberant romp of a novel that is nonetheless unafraid of serious subjects.”

- Publishers Weekly

 

“You’ll love weaving your way through Debbie’s lorazepam and martini-induced memories in this genre-bending ode to the unreliable narrator, with a touch of Cold War–era nostalgia thrown in for good measure.”

- Canadian Living

 

“Sputnik Chick’s origin story is fun — a twist on pop culture and Cold War nostalgia, well paced with zero slack . . . Debbie is the girl with no past — a tragic fate; but for a character, an interesting place to start.”

- Globe and Mail

 

"Sputnik’s Children is one of those rare novels that starts out as one thing, and ends up being something else altogether — an impressive high-wire act that is also a cracking good story.”

- Quill & Quire