Everyone should read this miracle of a book. Carol LaHines is a fearless writer. With brutal honesty, laugh-aloud-humor, faultless dialogue, understanding, and ultimately with great empathy and compassion, she portrays all our misguided efforts to control our bodies, our children, and our lives.” —Sheila Kohler, author of award-winning novels including Bluebird, Cracks, and Becoming Jane Eyre

“With brilliant, glittering threads, LaHines has weaved a profound, tear-jerking yet humorous parenting saga in her latest novel, Miracle Grow of the Mind. New York City parents Amy and Michael are trying their damndest to raise their disabled son, Griffin, in the annoying, administrative world of psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists and sensory gyms—always with freeze dried kale and gluten free cupcakes in hand. But LaHines seeds hope with scientific precision and wit, as these characters leap from the page (and their precarious world of estrogen receptor chemicals) into your psyche.” —Maureen Pilkington, author of This Side of Water: Stories

“Thought-provoking questions about special needs kids, the medical system, parenting, and hope are raised that will immerse all readers – whether parents coping with special needs children or parentless readers.... Life will throw you curveballs – and the ultimate message of Miracle Grow of the Mind is that how these are perceived, navigated, and hopefully turn out for the greater good is what living is all about.” —Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review 

The author is planning appearances on several podcasts and NYC area reading series like #yeahyouwrite, as well as in the process of scheduling indie book store events, inc. Corner Bookstore (NYC), Lofty Pigeon (Brooklyn), Newtonwille Books (Boston area), and elsewhere, and festival appearanes (Boston, BBF, Saratoga, etc.) The publicist Laura Marie PR will also be working with us to promote this novel.