Praise for Darkroom:
“Christman has great talent. The book's a joy. Read it, and see how many bits of life come clear.”—Barry Sanders
“[Christman’s] language ranges from an alternately lush and ethereal literariness to a deliberate grimness illuminated by hope.”—Publishers Weekly
“Like Truman Capote and Alexandra Fuller, Jill Christman offers…unforgettable visual images, luminous and terrifying at the same time."—Julie Schumacher, author of The Body Is Water
"Darkroom is a work of art, exquisitely written, spare, never self-indulgent…and, at times, frighteningly beautiful."—Diane Roberts, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“[Christman’s] style is sensual and juicy.”—Juliet Wittman, The Washington Post Book World
“Christman has written a brave and complex travelogue that sounds a loud ring of truth.”—Max Winter, The Colorado Review
“Preconceptions are challenged, experience is analyzed, and painful, socially relevant issues are unflinchingly exposed.”—Rebecca Bollen, Library Journal
"A survivor's tale full of brutal honesty and intelligence.”— Julie Schumacher, author of The Body Is Water
“In exquisite and compelling detail, Darkroom exposes Christman’s family photographs in all their complexity and color."—Sue William Silverman, author, Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You
"A beautiful story, beautifully told….and in the end, the affirmation of a worthy life, won by a survivor."—John Carlson, The Muncie Star Press |