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Elle Lettres Readers Prize Winner
"Almost unanimous acclaim greeted this twisty tale about a sister and brother in Austin, Texas, whose father has long been in jail for murdering their mother.  No, things don't turn out to be at all what they seemed--and readers loved the ending."
 
MORNING EDITION
Interview with Jennifer Stayton at KUT
 
PEOPLE MAGAZINE
"An absorbing mystery and a stirring journey to redemption...."
 
AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Darkness, Then Light
 
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"With Close Your Eyes, Austin novelist Amanda Eyre Ward puts another jewel in her crown as the reigning doyenne of 'dark secrets' literary fiction...."

 
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
Close Your Eyes Review and Interview
 
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
A Coffee With Amanda Eyre Ward
 
NEW ORLEANS TIMES PICAYUNE
"A character-rich, psychologically probing novel...."