January 24, 2011
“How to ever convey in this small space how magnificent this debut fiction is? Words like mesmerizing, poetic, and true all come to mind. To sum: two farm wives, the land, what is remembered, what is sacrificed, what endures. Reminiscent of Willa Cather and John Steinbeck. Hoover’s novel is a haunting, plainsong. Winning and so lovely.”—Gina, A Children’s Place Bookstore, Portland