A Sharp Intake of Breath

A Sharp Intake of Breath is a heartwarming and potent piece of fiction. Miller has created a world that is welcoming, intriguing, heartfelt, and genuine. Toshys tale reminds us that it is only through finding the courage to truly love, regardless of the consequences, that families can find the strength to continue. -- Laurel Smith, Quill & Quire January / February 2007. A story of courage and sacrifice, it is a solid second novel for a writer of promise and one that left me waiting for more. Andrew Armitage, The Sun Times (Owen Sound) July 18 ... the novel feels like a journal, a journey of remembering. -- Simone Pilon -- British Journal of Canadian Studies, 20070101 The storyline that most captured my imagination revolved around a huge, orange diamond and its mysterious, (some would say cursed) history ... the answers are not revealed until the last pages. -- Alice Matisz -- The Lethbridge Herald, 20070317 A Sharp Intake of Breath illustrates the strengths of John Miller ... The nuances of his old-fashioned portrayal of family are often absorbing, as is his evocation of the various settings. Miller's expansive tale of family and committed action satisfies. -- Brett Josef Grubisic -- The Vancouver Sun, 20070331 The bad boy who finds his way only after making a big mistake isn't a new idea in literature, but ... John Miller has constructed his version so well in his new novel, A Sharp Intake of Breath, that it not only works, it seems fresh. -- Debby Waldman -- The Edmonton Journal, 20070401 A Sharp Intake of Breath is a heartwarming and potent piece of fiction. Miller has created a world that is welcoming, intriguing, heartfelt, and genuine. -- Laurel Smith -- Quill and Quire, 20070101