Booklist reviewer Courtney Eathorne wrote of MOBILE HOME (in a review posted in April 2021):
“In this fascinating and lyrical memoir, Harlan examines the psychology of place by sharing her experiences as a child living in 17 different homes around the world…Harlan uses architecture, history, and archaeology to study why past peoples have sustained a nomadic existence, and how her own family fits into a global narrative of transience…”