Families

Many succumbed to the mesmerizing prose of Paul Auster 40 years ago when he was writing about his emotionally distant father. Auster was then only 35.

“the author’s voice and language are beautiful.” 

“The Fraud is a brilliant pastiche. It is clever, often entertaining, well-researched . . .”

“intriguing, thought provoking . . . Rea Frey breathes life into universal themes concerning love, family, parenthood, forgiveness, grief, and second chances.”

“The structure of Tom Lake is wonderfully measured as Patchett weaves the fine details of dual timelines together. . . .

"A slender book, but one rich in experience, exactly like the tiny, crammed Morisaki bookshop itself."

Julia and Sienna Larkin are sisters-in-law—Julia married Sienna’s brother Jason—but they are more than that. They are BFFs.

"This is a short book, one in which every sentence deserves to be savored, one that holds hidden depths in the astute observations of a brilliant writer."

“Onuzo has created a character that readers will want to cheer for. She has also crafted a believable and powerful story filled with hope and forgiveness.”

“With well-developed characters and powerful, descriptive narrative and dialog, Kelly captures the reader’s heart and mind. This is a triumphant, wild journey . . .”

Alice McDermott’s first novel, A Bigamist’s Daughter, was published in 1982, when the Village Voice praised it for avoiding the fantasy that “growth is everyone’s birthright, and

“It all adds up to a slightly nasty book whose pages turn easily . . .”