"I savored every moment I spent with this wise and moving and inspired novel." -Chris Bohjalian, author of
Midwives
"Mary Hays has written a brilliant, original, funny novel. What a treat! It is totally satisfying and its characters unforgettable. I loved it." -Judy Blume
"This remarkable novel compassionately looks at humans and their foibles as they strive for 'the right way.' . . . Hilarious . . . Hays writes with authority and authenticity." -
Vermont Life "Mesmerizing prose and darkly complex characters draw the reader deep into Charlotte's world, raising fascinating questions about the power of the mind over body and the emotions that bind the most unlikely people together." -
Publishers Weekly "[A] quietly affecting debut novel."
-Glamour
Brought up as a Christian Scientist, Charlotte McGuffey begins to challenge her lifelong beliefs after the death of her estranged husband, embarking on a journey to the family's Vermont summer home to uncover answers about his final days and encountering a host of concerned neighbors and an unlikely suitor, a charismatic and unconventional artist. A first novel. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.