Winner of the 2009 Borders Original Voices Award
A Best Historical Novel of 2009, The Washington Post
Shortlisted for the 2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Fiction
Borders Original Voices Selection
The Washington Post Critic's Pick
Publishers Weekly First Fiction Pick for Fall
Vogue.com Summer Best Beach Reads Pick
The Denver Post “Hitting the Shelves” Editor’s Choice
National Geographic Traveler “New Books that Transport Us”