In the Midnight Room: A Novel - Softcover

"In the opening pages of Laura McBride’s new novel, June Stein dives off the Haverstraw Bridge and straight into the reader’s imagination. I love how June, and the vivid, complicated women around her, often fail to act in their own best interests while they still win our affection and admiration.  And I love how McBride brings to life the fast-changing city of Las Vegas through their intertwined stories.  ‘Round Midnight is a passionate, gripping and beautifully written novel." (Margot Livesey, author of Mercury)

"Laura McBride reminds us of the invisible threads that bind us together as she weaves the stories of four very different women into a haunting tale of love, loss, and the power to endure. A compelling, transporting, and deeply wise novel. I was enthralled from the first page. Laura McBride is a stunning storyteller." (Patry Francis, author of The Orphans of Race Point)

"I’m not one to pull out the term “Great American Novel,” but Laura McBride’s sublime ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT demands nothing less. Gorgeous, engrossing, moving, and at times wickedly funny, this brilliant novel pulled me in and didn’t let me go until the shattering final sentence. This is the novel you need to read right now." (Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year and A Fortunate Age)

"[A] jewel of a nov­el. Haunting and unpredictable, ’Round Midnight is the beautifully told story of how fates intertwine in ways we can’t plan." (BookPage)

"A dangerous romance and a captivating character make "Round Midnight memorable...illuminating...thrilling...heartbreaking...You'll fall in love." (Dallas Morning News)

"When Laura McBride starts a novel, her characters lead the way as she writes." (The Denver Post)

"It's not often that a work of literature is able to move its readers to slow down and savor its signifigance, coaxing them into prying open its complexities one by one with a sense of wonder and anticipation.  Equal parts intricate and graceful, 'Round Midnight accomplishes just this." (The Daily Californian)

"Redemption in doing the right thing, the solace of accepting fate, perhaps, echoes through 'Round Midnight. McBride crafts passages of sterling imagery and diction....Mostly, though, she tells an honest Las Vegas tale about life and fate, with characters, not caricatures." (Desert Companion)

"A beautiful novel about families and love and complications of human relations....Superb." (The Batavia Daily News)

"Through outstanding character development and beautifully crafted storytelling, McBride uses the stories of four seemingly insignificant women to weave her tale into the readers' heartstrings." (Deseret News)

Laura McBride studied at Yale University and for twenty-five years has lived with her family in Las Vegas, where she teaches English at the College of Southern Nevada. We Are Called to Rise is her first novel.