“…fabulous….The real treat  was spending time with protagonist, Abbie Rose….Forced to reckon with potentially shattering news,  she is human to the core. I so enjoyed being on this ride with her, watching her gain acceptance and eventually finding grace. Not just a great story, it’s a beautiful example of how to live.”

—Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, author of EDEN: A Novel

 “I just flew through…Hard Cider. Well written and easy to read...A book that celebrates family.”

—Caitlin Hicks, author of Reader’s Favorite and i-book award winning A Theory of Expanded Love

“Absorbing and thoughtful....[a] beautifully written story.”

—Jessica Levine, author of the novels The Geometry of Love, and Nothing Forgotten

 “Hard Cider is magical in its rootedness even as it explores the way we seek home and community and the lives of our dreams.”

—Andi Cumbo-Floyd, author of The Slaves Have Names: Ancestors of my Home, Steele Secrets, and Love Letters to Writers: Encouragement, Accountability, and Truth-Telling 

“… a coming of age story for women of a "certain age," finding their own paths when the kids are raised, unlocking their own dreams.“

—Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, author of Fire and Water- a novel, and Filling Her Shoes: A Memoir of an Inherited Family

“…intriguing ....[a] vividly-told story of a woman fighting to regain her bearings, master a major personal challenge and protect her already-challenged family.”

—Monica Starkman, M.D.  Psychiatrist, University of Michigan Medical School, author The End of Miracles- a novel, and columnist for “Psychology Today”

"I loved getting to know this family....We see how history is always coming to tap us on the shoulder, and we have to find ways to cope with it. As the deeper emotional story started unraveling I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”

—Linda Joy Myers, president of the National Association of Memoir Writers, author of Songs of the Plains and four other books on memoir writing.