Carter Beats The Devil - Literary Significance & Criticism

Literary Significance & Criticism

"Though Carter Beats the Devil seems uncertain of its focus at times, it is an enormously assured first novel. That in itself is no small feat of legerdemain." Janet Maslin, Books of the Times, New York Times, August 27, 2001. the full review

"Serves up sparkling vignettes like that one in droves, and in the end Glen David Gold makes good on the promise of his title." – Washington Post Book World

"Carter Beats the Devil is a big, mischievous, intelligent read – nice to see a bit of magic in fiction again" A L Kennedy, The Observer (Books of the Year)

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