"LOCAL DEITIES is, simultaneously, an enticing roman à clef, ...a gripping court-room drama and a direct engagement with the daily question of how to live a struggle in the belly of the beast." --The Nation
"Intelligently written, the novel raises issues of commitment, rebellion, and the conflict between individual and public values." --Booklist
"In memorable prose, Bushell depicts the uneasy alliance of women and men, the difficulty of maintaining zeal in the face of public indifference, the irrevocability of radical commitment, and, above all, the hurts parents do their children without intention. This is a book rich in character and incident, blessed with a noble theme." --Library Journal
"Intelligently written, the novel raises issues of commitment, rebellion, and the conflict between individual and public values." --Booklist
"In memorable prose, Bushell depicts the uneasy alliance of women and men, the difficulty of maintaining zeal in the face of public indifference, the irrevocability of radical commitment, and, above all, the hurts parents do their children without intention. This is a book rich in character and incident, blessed with a noble theme." --Library Journal
