International Bestseller

"In language remarkable for its suppleness and unforced simplicity, Anderson-Dargatz delivers both a quirky love story and a serene meditation on endurance and its rich rewards." 
 -The Washington Post

"A bravura work that in several ways recalls Carol Shield's The Stone Diaries. What Gail Anderson-Dargatz has achieved is a commemoration of a lifestyle and a collection of characters that live on when the novel is finished." 
 -The Times Literary Supplement (London)

"An engaging, well-paced story of earthy necessity, with vigorously distinct characters." The Seattle Times "Comparisons with Carol Shields may seem premature, but they are inescapable ...The author has borne witness to the many shades of love." 
 -Sunday Telegraph

"It is more than a page-turner -- the fact is, you will regret finishing it so much that you may well have to start at the beginning again." 
 -Vibes (Scotland)