Beautiful . Wohl adds sensitive shading and texture to the group portrait of the Sedgwicks that emerged in Edie--and a spray of light - New York Times[ As It Turns Out ] picks apart how Andy made Edie, how Edie made Andy, and the infinity mirror of their shared identity . A great pleasure of Sedgwick Wohl's writing is that it is sisterly in the truest sense: irritated but protective, dabbed with globs of jealousy . Wohl, who has spent decades watching her sister on film, observes her as if looking through a high-powered telescope - New YorkerWohl's book is not a recollection or a mere revision but rather an attempt to understand the intense attention, even obsession, with Edie and Andy, and how their pairing anticipated the age of the influencer . Wohl's description is essential to her (and our) understanding of Edie--but also to understanding ourselves , as we enact this tension on social media every day - Los Angeles Times Unflinching in its honesty, Wohl's memoir provides a disquieting glimpse into one family in America's privileged class , a family made worthy of examination because one of its members--whose presence lives on luminously in her films--remains a source of fascination more than 50 years after her death . What remains, Wohl observes in her sensitive, elegantly written memoir , is the work, [Edie and Andy's] films themselves, which represent 'the era of the image, which was just coming into being - Washington PostWohl . debuts with a perceptive account of her sibling's life . Striking photos help tell the story, and Wohl's exhaustive examination of her sister's vulnerability and star appeal give this a unique position among the many books on the Warhol scene.

The result is a thoughtful exploration of a tumultuous life - Publishers Weekly.