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From the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Awards review of At Half-Light: A Story of Tango and Memory:

"Reclaiming her Argentinian heritage through the passionate and sensuous rhythms of the Tango, Alejandra (Ale) won't allow herself to forget the lost ones. During the horrific dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla, thousands of Argentinians disappeared... Ale's grandfather, Tito, is a tango dancer, lyricist, and storyteller. Tito lives in the safe haven of Peterborough, Canada, with his daughter and son-in-law, and Ale. But Tito cannot forget his youth. Grandfather tells his stories to the receptive grandchild...At Half-Light is an emotional and well-structured journey.

The narrative arc is a rainbow...The stories told by Tito are simply brilliant. Congratulations to Walsh for a magnificent achievement...As Tito tells each story the way he remembers it, readers feel we're dancing a tango with changing partners. There is a delightful rhythm to the tales. Genius in fact. A single expression, a word, a dance position, a sorrow, a vision, and a character is indelibly sketched in our minds...When time and place turn into two of the novel's most compelling characters, the richness of the narrative is exponentially increased.

Excellent storytellers let you dance on a smooth floor but all the while you know you're gliding over concrete...Right from my first glance at the cover, I recognized the novel was something special...Under Linda Walsh's brilliant artistic touch, the essence of Buenos Aires comes alive."