Well, the Kirkus Review of The Garden of Blue Roses was just published today, and I'm still pinching myself. Here's the "money quote":

"With his first novel, the influences of which include the gothic visions of Hawthorne, the morally charged horror of Shirley Jackson, and the twisty storytelling of Italo Calvino, Barsa emerges as a unique voice in contemporary fiction."

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...

The Garden of Blue Roses