REVIEWS

“Huber’s fine reading pulls the listener in and helps develop a real concern for the two women as Hammond describes the occasional hardships and often humorous triumphs of friendship in this charming first novel.”—KLIATT

“[A] warm, surprising first novel….Hillary Huber delineates each character with such delicacy that you somehow see whole flesh-and-blood people, and care about all of them.”—AudioFile

“[Hammond’s] clean, sharp prose, idiosyncratic dialogue and deep insight into relationships embellish this heartfelt debut.”—Publishers Weekly

"Diane Hammond is a fabulous storyteller. Her portrait of small town life is full of humor and detail, and in her characters Petie and Rose, a relationship so original and real, you root for them from page one. I loved this heartfelt story and I am sure you will too." —Adriana Trigiani, author of the Big Stone Gap trilogy and Lucia, Lucia

"In this remarkable first novel, Diane Hammond brilliantly captures the subtle nuances of everyday life in a small Oregon town and the friendship between two extraordinary women. Funny, heartbreaking, and wise."—Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes

DIANE HAMMOND has worked as a writer and editor and served as a spokesperson for the Oregon Coast Aquarium and the Free Willy Keiko Foundation. Her writing has appeared in such magazines as Yankee, Mademoiselle, and Washington Review. She is currently a Web designer in Tacoma, Washington.



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