“A powerful and disquieting novella, a work of fiction so infused with the practices of film that, while each scene is fully and even vividly realized in words, it also translates quite naturally into film, into a visually rich action taking place before the inner eye.” —J. M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize-winning author of Disgrace “This is a writer with terrifying control of the dreamscape. And, yes, those are the ones to watch out for.” — The Los Angeles Times “Ian McEwan’s Atonement comes to mind—but Leigh has a hypnotic power all her own.” — People “Hypnotic&Leigh sustains the tension between life and death until the very end. It's difficult to imagine a reader who will not be electrified by this haunting, masterfully told story.

Indeed, it's difficult to imagine a reader who will not be changed by it.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Artfully fulfilling the promise – or threat – of its title, the tale exudes a chill moonlight beauty, a tribute to the finesse of its author, Julia Leigh.” — The Boston Globe “[Leigh’s] mentor was the Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, and this gothic little book is the result of that pairing.” — NY Times.