
The New York Times bestselling novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Miller's Valley reads like a companion to Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge' Elisabeth Egan author of A Window Opens Mimi Miller's family have lived in Miller's Valley for generations & at times it feels like nothing ever changes
- until now when the town is under threat But as Mimi looks back on the span of her life in this place she confronts the toxicity of secrets the dangers of gossip the flaws of marriage the risks & inequalities of friendship loyalty & passion Home she acknowledges is somewhere it's just as easy to feel lost as contented A captivating beautifully crafted story of family & memory that recalls the work of Anne Tyler or Elizabeth Strout Miller's Valley reminds us that the place where you grew up can disappear & the people in it too but all will live on in your heart for ever ' Qualities & shades of love are this writer's strong suit & she has the unusual talent for writing about them with so much truth & heart that one is carried away on a tidal wave of involvement & concern' Elizabeth Jane Howard ' Mesmerizing Quindlen makes her characters so richly alive so believable that it's impossible not to feel every doubt & dream they harbor Overwhelmingly moving' New York Times