"short, sweet and extravagantly sentimental play..." - The New York Times
"'Madame Melville' may wind up melting even those determined to withstand its misty-eyed sensibility." - The New York Times
"Mr. Nelson revels in and shrewdly manipulates the conventions of the memory play in ways that are hard to resist." - The New York Times
"Nelson... writes with observant wit." - The Guardian
"Nelson has pinned down with exact compassion what happens when two worlds collide." - The Guardian
"You become suddenly aware that you are in the presence of something rare and special." - The Daily Telegraph