Praise and Reviews for Gemma

“Even with all my experience prosecuting these cases, Gemma affected me so much that I can’t get it out of my mind. The night I read the first chapter, I had nightmares about it and I never have nightmares. This is a truly magnificent work.”
— Judge Ken Freeman and former district attorney

“Never had I read a book on this subject that so effectively captures both the psychology of the abusive relationship along with the social systems that work both to help and hinder the victim.”
— Susan Sarandon

“Page by page, Meg Tilly holds you captive while portraying every parent’s worst nightmare.”
— Barbara Snider, case director, Missing Children Society of Canada

“Tilly achieves moments of raw beauty and genuine fierceness…”
— Booklist

“Tilly… successfully captures Gemma’s wounded voice. The story is told from the point of view of both Gemma and her captor, and Tilly is equally proficient at conjuring up a revolting and consummately villain.”
— Kirkus Reviews

“A gripping book that is a must-read. Meg Tilly gives the reader a chance to experience firsthand the horrors children endure when they are sexually abused.”
— Carla Van Dam, Ph.D., forensic psychologist and author of The Socially Skilled Child Molester and Identifying Child Molesters

“Stunning and scalding, hypnotic and horrifying, Meg Tilly's Gemma, a novel about child abuse, pulls no punches. ... As a warning and a testament, Gemma is remarkable.”
— Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, Author of Poison

Review in the San Francisco Bay Guardian: "A novel by Meg Tilly turns the Lolita tale on its head"

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