The New York Times Book Review - Andrea Wulf
[Shorr's] strong voice, devoid of frills, conveys a determined sense of place and emotion…Tender, almost languid, but deeply satisfyingly paced, Backlands is less a tale of adventure than an exploration of love and loyalty, of the relationship between a people and their land.
John Lahr
"An exciting, extraordinary tale of a legendary Brazilian outlaw and his woman (the Robin Hood and Maid Marian of the badlands) told in a style as dashing and vivid as the romantic myth that surrounds them. Victoria Shorr writes with droll, lyrical, pithy precision as well as a sure sense of the deep mystery of her characters and the exotic landscape they inhabit."
Molly Antopol
"Backlands is a wonderful novel—epic and moving, electric and evocative—written in a voice so persuasive and precise that I can’t get it out of my head. A tremendous book."
Alex Shoumatoff
"Shorr has really found the voice to tell the story. Part Zane Gray, part Leslie Blanche, part literatura do cordel with a little Hemingway thrown in for good measure."
Andrea Wulf
"Tender, almost languid, but deeply satisfyingly paced, Backlands is less a tale of adventure than an exploration of love and loyalty, of the relationship between a people and their land."
Starred review Booklist
"Shorr astutely and lyrically illuminates the mythological, psychological, and social dimensions of the bandit lovers’ lives, portraying them both as poignantly complex and besieged individuals and archetypal warriors ardently defending wildness in all its embodiments."
From the Publisher
"Shorr has really found the voice to tell the story." ---Alex Shoumatoff, author of The Rivers Amazon
From the Publisher - AUDIO COMMENTARY
"Shorr has really found the voice to tell the story." —Alex Shoumatoff, author of The Rivers Amazon
