ÒNevilleÕs observations on inner and outer worlds deserve a large readership.Ó ÑStudies in Short Fiction ÒBlending fictional and reportorial technique, Ms. Neville unwinds a tapestry of the Indiana seasons . in scene after remarkable scene she succeeds in disturbing and undermining oneÕs calm. moving . Ó ÑChristopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times Ò . shrewedly perceptive studies of the poetics of place . Neville pierces the heart of this Ôheart of the country,Õ unloosing disquieting images and poignant scenes that cling to your memory.

ÓÊÑBelles Lettres ÒIf there is darkness in this vision there is also compassion, a lucid and inclusive civility born of remembering how fragile are the houses of our lives.Ó ÑArts Indiana ÒA collection of essays, works of fiction and blends of those two genres, ½Indiana Winter is a poetic and disturbing interpretation of phenomena familiar to most of NevilleÕs fellow HoosiersÑso familiar, in fact, that we may not really see them. As a plunge into the blackness and glare of the examined life, ½Indiana Winter is a testament to courage.Ó ÑDan Carpenter, Indianapolis Star ÒThese stories and essays are filled with great emotion and affection for the people and the land weÕve come to know as the Hoosier state.Ó ÑMinneapolis Star Tribune Ò . a book that is firmly and honestly rooted in region, yet finds in its careful and lyrical examination of IndianaÕs people and places truths that move the prose pieces away from simple regionalism.Ó ÑSycamore Review A sensitive writer's imaginative essay-stories about spiritual boundaries and values in the state of Indiana and everywhere.