"A slim road trip into mystery firmly in the vein of Emma Donoghue's Room...Dolly is a funny and surprisingly substantive little girl, and an acute observer of human behavior...Surprisingly emotional."
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times Book Review
"Sacks proves herself a master of slow-burn suspense...The tension in this emotionally nuanced novel comes not from the question of what Dolly's father actually did...but from where this physical journey and mental unfolding may take them, and what might be lost along the way. Michelle Sacks's All the Lost Things delivers a poignant portrayal of a child in the midst of unthinkable circumstances."
—Alice Martin, Shelf Awareness
"This book carried the power of Emma Donoghue's amazing Room...I loved this enchanting book. Dolly Rust captivated me from the first page and I could not look away. I am in awe of Michelle Sacks's writing skill in finding a unique voice that is precocious and pure, innocent and wise, tender and brave. She climbs into a seven-year-old's mind whose world is broken and steers us over rocky roads to a safe haven."
—Leah Weiss, bestselling author of If The Creek Don't Rise
"A book not to be missed. Michelle Sacks digs deep into the nature of emotional survival in this enthralling, heartbreaking tale. You will not close this book dry-eyed but you will fall in love with Dolly and her sidekick Clemesta, just as I did. "
—Susan Crandall, bestselling author of Whistling Past the Graveyard and The Myth of Perpetual Summer
"A gripping domestic tale...From the moment their so-called 'adventure' begins, a sense of foreboding permeates...The author is adept at generating tension and showing the inevitability of the past (and the law) catching up."
—Publishers Weekly
"Sacks's second novel is another family drama tinged with psychological suspense...Dolly's unreliability as a narrator, owing to the simple fact that she is a child, adds suspense and results in a surprising twist."
—Kathy Sexton, Booklist
Praise for You Were Made for This
"Riveting...Sacks delivers a brilliant, unflinching look at a household under siege from itself."
—Associated Press
"A searing first novel. A picture-perfect family leading picture-perfect lives is gradually, unnervingly unpeeled."
—David Canfield, Entertainment Weekly
"Sacks's storytelling shines...She explores the ways in which unhealthy relationships can wreak irrevocable damage on those involved--and everyone surrounding."
—Megan McCluskey, Time Magazine
"An engrossing tale that probes the darker corners of motherhood, friendship, and marriage."
—Good Housekeeping
"Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye meets the set of a David Lynch film in this haunting, psychological portrait that takes the dark domestic thriller into a new, literary realm."
—Shelf Awareness
"Full of heart-wrenching twists and turns... Richly compelling."
—Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People
"A sinister, razor's edge of a book. I was, in turn, totally gripped, completely unsettled, and not just a little freaked out... You definitely won't be able to put it down."
—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hunter