A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2023
“This elegant and off-kilter upending of the office novel sings.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Cooney’s great skill as we press against the limits of the real is that we are with her in every moment; her language is unshowy, matter-of-fact, human, and she is also open—and opens us—to the inexplicable, the wild magic, the stuff we can’t make sense of all the way.”
—Nina MacLaughin, The Boston Globe
"Cooney is remarkably adept at capturing minute inner crises within an individual and the imperfect but real connections between people."
—Kirkus
“The engaging directness of [Trisha's] narrative—its spokenness, sharpness of vision and recall, and willingness to place an exclamation point at the end of a sentence when she amazes herself—comprises her bravery.”
—Ron Slate, On the Seawall
“A Cowardly Woman No More is a feminist novel, but it’s more than a Me Too tale on gender equity and equality. It asks us to look closely at ourselves and wonder if we’ve let daily living take the joy out of life.”
—Lorraine Kleinwaks, Enchanted Prose
“Masterfully told, full of surprise, built from unforgettable sentences that sing, whisper, or shout, A Cowardly Woman No More is utterly compelling from its first fiery comet of a page to its last.”
—Laird Hunt