The Penny Wars

Baker continuously turns laughter into pain, then back again, yet always leaving the wound of truth. -The New York Times Book Review"Baker is still the jabberwocky with jaws that bite, tickling the reader into laughter with his left claw while his right one holds a shiv." -Life Magazine"A mixture of laughter and tears expressed by a writer of rare discernment and powerful, lucid style."-Los Angeles Times"Extraordinarily well-written and shatteringly funny."-Saturday Review