Critical Praise

"Justin Cronin succeeds, touchingly and tenderly, in portraying life itself as a triumph of hope over experience."--- The Boston Globe"The bedrock realities of family and place remain constant in spite of the vicissitudes of emotions and events, and the voices of these Mainers have a lovely calm that evokes the timeless summer place. ... the novel's recognition of human frailty and nobility rings true, as does its faithful recreation of a place outside the storms of history."--- Publishers Weekly"Luminous."--- Booklist

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