«Ruiz is straightforward and direct, fluid and deft, straight-forward and natural in the way her plot unfolds, no-holds-barred when it comes to capturing the reader’s attention [...] and wise enough to tug on the heart strings with restraint, while never testing the reader’s patience.» Ponç Puigdevall, El País
«Her care with language is seductive (…) She reveals the rawness of feelings with modesty and discretion, but, at the same time, knows how to present a situation or exceptional character in the most magnificent way.» Jacinto Antón, El País
«An extraordinary debut novel, nearly perfect. The novel contains a very personal autobiographical element that runs deeply throughout the work and provides it with a strong feeling of fervour and genuineness (…) A living and breathing work, a moving, comitted, intense, deep and perfect novel.» Sam Abrams, El Mundo
« The truth of history as it was lived in the flesh.» Pere Gimferrer
« A monumental work. A feast of language, about a time when all things had a name.» Xavier Antich