Jean F. Mercier
In the following essay, Jean F. Mercier praises M. E. Kerr's novel "Gentlehands" for its nuanced use of understatement and its blend of "diamond insights," irony, and compassion, suggesting that Kerr's earlier works serve as a prelude to the achievements realized in this book.
Kerr's earlier novels, splendid as they are, seem like a prelude to ["Gentlehands"]. It's a marvel of understatement, diamond insights, irony and compassion. (p. 81)
Jean F. Mercier, in Publisher's Weekly (reprinted from the January 9, 1978, issue of Publishers Weekly, by permission of the critic, published by R. R. Bowker Company, a Xerox company; copyright © 1978 by Xerox Corporation), January 9, 1978.
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