&#147 In candid, free-flowing prose, Perreault explores through (three women) the multiple meanings running can have: both as a means of escape and also a way to push yourself forward.&#148, Jade Colbert, The Globe and Mail

&#147A dark debut . . . Bewitching sentences tend to flow out of Quebec, and Perreault’s novel is full of them.&#148 Literary Review of Canada

&#147Perreault excels at creating a sense of place; she makes Valencia feel barren, hot, arid, menacing, and impenetrable. The narrative explores aspects of abandonment, from relinquishing responsibility for family, to surrendering one?s own identity. VERDICT In this promising debut novel, Canadian author Perreault creates an unsettling world by digging deeply into her characters? motivations and complexities. &#148 Library Journal May 2021

&#147The Woman in Valencia is a wonderful story containing far more questions than answers, and Boulanger has done a great job with Perreault’s novel in what is her first full work of literary translation.&#148 — Tony Malone, Tony’s Reading List

&#147QC Fiction, the Canadian imprint that specialises in translating French fiction into English, continues to be innovative: every title in their catalogue is stimulating to read . . . For a while I thought this would have been better as a long short story, but as the various strands of narrative assembled themselves I began to appreciate the author’s artistry. Her focus is on the feelings and impulses of her main characters: we get right inside their heads, and the intensity of their emotions is palpable . . . The translation, as always with QC titles, is excellent: idiomatic and smooth.&#148 — Simon Lavery, Tredynas Days