Reviews of Separation Anxiety: A Novel

“The light from Zigman’s novel is generated by a kind of literary nuclear fusion: an intense compression of grief and humor. A deliciously absurd tone runs straight through this novel about a depressed, middle-aged mother whose career and marriage are flailing. But things start to look up when she begins wearing her 20-pound dog in a baby sling everywhere she goes.” (Washington Post)

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“A quirky novel that’s as hilarious as it is touching and wise.” (People) 

"[ Separation Anxiety] imparts a life-affirming vigor... Judy is a natural comedian and Zigman has gifted her with a fiercely singular voice.... If the book nails life’s more challenging moments, it also captures an astonishing level of empathy." (Boston Globe) 

“You root for Zigman’s decent and vulnerable characters even while wanting to give them a good shake…. [Judy] is a familiar, self-deprecating, likable protagonist.” (New York Times Book Review) 

"[A] novel about stress, release, and the unlikely places we turn to for comfort in uncertain times." (Vogue)