“Henry weaves multilayered themes of prejudice, corruption and redemption with an authentic voice and swift, seamless dialogue. A powerful saga of love and survival.”
— Kirkus, starred review
“Her book offers a searingly lovely vision of how wrongs can be made right. Deborah Henry is a splendid young novelist who deserves a wide audience.”
— Robert Olen Butler
“The Whipping Club is an intimate, assured first novel. It rings with the authenticity of shame and courage. You can put it down but you will not forget it.”
— Jacquelyn Mitchard
“With near pitch-perfect dialogue, the story’s long-buried secrets compel the reader forward in a way that is both intriguing and heart-wrenching.”
— Michael White
“Deborah Henry is a novelist who is fearless in her gaze and compassionate in her heart. This book is on fire.”
— Martine Bellen
“The steely realism of her prose, her fiercely drawn characters and startling plot twists make The Whipping Club one of those rare novels that linger in the mind long after the last page is turned.”
— Dawn Tripp
“So breathtakingly good it seems burned into your heart.”
— Caroline Leavitt
“A story of survival, redemption, and the courage that is born of love. One of my favorite reads of the decade!”
— Susan Henderson
“The Whipping Club at once evokes a hauntingly beautiful literary landscape. Henry writes with great passion, deep vulnerability and sharpest prose about perils and plights, joy and triumph.”
— Da Chen
