"In her jaunty and appealing Barefoot Hearted, Meyer's style is humorous, staccato, off-the-cuff and shoot-from-the-hip."
—Charles Wilson, The Washington Post Book World

"Meyer's narrative drives with sincerity and an irrepressible sense of humor that often reads like a personal letter, addressing the reader on various levels and juggling scientific discussions, personal anecdotes, introspective musings, and comic gaffes with deceptive ease. Her uninhibited sense of irony on almost any topic from bat penises to concern for the health of the natural world can be aptly compared with the work of Edward Abbey."
—Tom Daley, Missoula Independent

"Meyer humorously captures the beauty and struggle for life in Montana . . . [Her] honesty throughout this book is fantastic."
—Olivia Hertsted, The Greener Times, Conservation Council of Western Australia

"Kathleen Meyer, a barefoot heart if ever there was one, has chronicled a courageous, romantic, personal adventure that other women, and men too, might only dream about."
—Michael Frome, author of Our Great Treasures: America's National Parks

"A thinking woman's tour de force, full of feelings about life and death, from the cremation of her parents to the battles she and her partner wage with mice, to observations about the destruction of the Earth . . . Barefoot Hearted reveals a sensitive, playful writer in her prime."
—Christene Meyers, Billings Gazette

"My favorite! Meyer unfolds the life of a farrier's wife on the fringes of the nouveau wilderness of the Bitterroot Valley, with her characteristic humor and insight."
—Fran Jurga, Hoofcare & Lameness Magazine