“This slice of life cuts deep.”—Publishers Weekly
“Bowring brilliantly evokes people’s inner lives through small, illuminating moments, not unlike Sherwood Anderson, and fills the novel with thoughtful and comic one-liners that ring true. . . A moving portrait of the ways people survive palpable, harrowing grief.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Bowring focuses on inner lives. Her subtle, empathetic rendering of everyday joys and sorrows in the eddy of Bridget's death rings true.”—Booklist
“Quotidian, yes: boring, no. Bowering weaves them together in their new aspects, giving hints of future possibilities in book three.”—Lavender Magazine
“Like Elizabeth Strout and Richard Russo, Shannon Bowring excels in bringing families and small towns to life in all their interconnected complexity.”—Read Her Like An Open Book
“Everyday life is the focus of Shannon Bowring. Like Marianne Robinson and others, she finds grace in the ordinary details of living.”—Parade Magazine
