A heartfelt, imaginary oral history about the beauty and power of music and art. Sharp with wit and alive with wonder, full of noise and fun. The only criticism I can offer is that it left me wanting another one.
– Sean Michaels, author of Us Conductors, winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize

Berner?s unlikely, implausible sequel to Festival Man is somehow real ? insofar as it appears to exist. It?s right here in front of you after all: full of desperate truth-tellers, truth-seekers in all their ragged glory, and the honest lies of oracles who?ve been banished to the edges of life. Whether or not it is true, however, is a whole other thing entirely. All I know for certain is The Fiddler is a Good Woman, and this is a wonderful book.
– Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall, author of Down To This

Geoff Berner?s marvellous polyphonic new novel is an estrogen-and-booze-fueled romp ? Hard Core Logo with chicks. The Fiddler is a Good Woman is an ode to a Canadian heroine like no other: the legendary DD, gateway lesbian and a semi-mythical creature, like a mermaid with fangs ? a tiny foul-mouthed siren on a fiddle who leaves a wreckage of the broken-hearted in her wake.
– Zsuzsi Gartner, author of Better Living Through Plastic Explosives

Berner is a wizard of words and this book is his magical kingdom!
– Book Escapade

very well written ? made me laugh out loud
– Nonstop Reader

Chronicles a subculture that?s generally examined only fleetingly, in impermanent media such as radio shows and weekly magazines.
– Georgia Straight

The language blends the profane and poetic ? Melodic and chaotic, with a wide range of voices, The Fiddler is a Good Woman creates an artist of complex character, unapologetically flawed and almost too real to be fictional.
– Foreword Reviews

This freewheeling novel illuminates the colorful and not-very-glamorous world of the touring folk musician. Crisscrossing the considerable breadth of Canada, with a few international stops, this should appeal to fans of music and itinerant musicians everywhere.
– IndiePicks Magazine

Eccentric and imaginative, blurring the lines between novel, memoir, biography, and transcription.
– Quill & Quire

Berner?s writing is really spectacular in a way that will create empathy and connections with characters that you can?t characterize as either idols or villains.
– Pop Queer-ies podcast

While the story is fiction, the book makes us believe it to be a true story because of Berner?s fine writing techniques.
– Reviews by Amos Lassen

The insights into the Canadian music scene are intriguing ? A quirky read focusing on quirky characters.
– Schatje’s Shelves

hilariously shreds the ever-fragile ego that is the Canadian music scene
– The Westender

A deftly crafted novel that travels through a world of knockabout musicians and chancers, on the trail of an inimitable artist who truly lives in the moment, for better or worse.
– Midwest Book Review

Fun and eminently readable.
– Toronto Star

Berner?s sabre-sharp humour cuts through the novel and is shocking and wry, political and gut-busting.
– Winnipeg Free Press