Literary Society of San Diego

Staircase Of A Thousand Steps is an artfully crafted story told through varied perspectives that give it a satisfying layered effect. The plot is unpredictable and moves at a quick pace. The most enjoyable element is its timeless fable-like quality. Hamilton, in interviews, has said she chose to write a nonpolitical book is a political region of the world because she wanted characters “as timeless as water, playing out their stories largely apart from the obscuring fog of politics.” She has succeeded: the characters and setting are enduring, and their stories are compelling and passionate.