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Give, a Novel

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Pub Date Jun 01 2019 | Archive Date Jul 31 2023


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Description

A very unusual family saga written with unusual intelligence and compassion. Erica Witsell has a gift for depicting complex relationships. —Phyllis Rose, author of Parallel Lives, The Year of Reading Proust, and The Shelf

Every summer, Jessie and Emma leave their suburban home in the Central Valley and fly north to Baymont. Nestled among Mendocino's golden hills, with ponies to love and endless acres to explore, Baymont should be a child's paradise. But Baymont belongs to Laurel, the girls' birth mother, whose heedless parenting and tainted judgement cast a long shadow over the sisters' summers---and their lives.

Caught in a web of allegiances, the girls learn again and again that every loyalty has its price, and that even forgiveness can take unexpected turns.

Luminous and poignant, Give is the story of one family's troubled quest to redeem the mistakes of the past and a stirring testament to the bonds of sisterhood.

This is a gripping narrative about family, identity, and loyalty . . . Beautifully written! —Kate Rademacher, author of Following the Red Bird

At times subtle and at times cutting to the quick Give digs deep into the heart and soul of a family as connected as it is torn apart. Give pulls no punches, delivering an honest look into the lengths we will go for family. —
Amy Willoughby-Burle, author of The Lemonade Year
A very unusual family saga written with unusual intelligence and compassion. Erica Witsell has a gift for depicting complex relationships. —Phyllis Rose, author of Parallel Lives, The Year of Reading...

A Note From the Publisher
This book is also available in eBook #9781945448355 and will be available in audiobook in the Fall.

This book is also available in eBook #9781945448355 and will be available in audiobook in the Fall.


Advance Praise

“Give is a striking, often unflinching, depiction of a doomed marriage and its enduring consequences. Erica Witsell is a very talented writer and her debut should garner a wide and appreciative audience.” – Ron Rash, author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Finalist and New York Times bestselling novel Serena, in addition to four other prizewinning novels

“A very unusual family saga written with unusual intelligence and compassion. Erica Witsell has a gift for depicting complex relationships.” - Phyllis Rose, author of Parallel Lives, The Year of Reading Proust, and The Shelf

“This is a gripping narrative about family, identity, and loyalty. The themes are both uniquely modern and timeless. I fell in love with the characters as they struggled to understand themselves and reconcile with one another. Beautifully written!” – Kate Rademacher, author of Following the Red Bird

“This is an engrossing novel about family and forgiveness. Tracing the lives of five characters over the span of thirty years, Erica C. Witsell shows us that family is about choice as much as it is about blood and that sacrifice and selfishness both play a role in how we parent and love.” – Sarah Viren, author of Mine

“Give is a striking, often unflinching, depiction of a doomed marriage and its enduring consequences. Erica Witsell is a very talented writer and her debut should garner a wide and appreciative...


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* The author is represented by Gold Leaf Literary

* National Media campaign

* Targeted outreach to bloggers and online media

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* Appearances at book festivals...


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ISBN 9781945448348
PRICE $19.95 (USD)
PAGES 430

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