"Sizzling... Shining Through explodes more than one myth about being as American as apple pie."
—Los Angeles Times

"Susan Isaacs can sure kick-start a novel.... A witty, literate soap opera with some nifty derring-do... A feisty heroine, a reluctant lover, the girl you love to hate and an intriguing older man playing out their personal dramas as the world goes to war."
—New York Daily News

"Laced with heartbreak, drama and thrills... Marvelously readable... Shining Through is a dandy book, with a smile, a tug at the heartstrings and an insight on every page. But this reader is left with a longing? Where is Linda Voss... when we need her most?'"
—The Philadelphia Inquirer

"A down-to-earth Cinderella story that is a totally captivating and unexpected blend of action, adventure, romantic fiction and spy thriller.... Keeps readers hooked from the first page to the last.... The wonderfully wrought characterization of Linda Voss shines throughout this novel. Isaacs has hit her stride."
—Chicago Sun-Times News

"Extravagant.... As witty as she ever was, but her imagination has gotten wilder, and the story she tells is bigger."
—Cosmopolitan

"I can't think when I liked a ficitonal character as much as I liked Linda Voss in Shining Through.... In an era of neurotic characters and distasteful situations, this is a feel-good novel. Susan Isaacs has created people who are comprehensible and likable.... We do have a well-written and entertaining story about a nice woman. She'll come shining through for you."
—Atlanta Journal and Constitution

"Clever, witty and thoroughly charming."
—The Detroit Free Press

"Isaacs the master storyteller shifts into high gear and virtually hurls us out of our seats, mingling scenes of breathtaking suspense and vivid evocations of wartime.... Reckless, wisecracking Linda Voss may just be one of our most memorable fictional citizens."
—Newsday

"One of those immensely readable stories that keeps the pages turning- never mind eating, sleeping or other unnecessary rudiments of daily routine.... Told with warmth, humor and a sure sense of drama, Shining Through is a thoroughly engaging book."
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch