Like a fine jazz musician she takes the old-time songs and reinvents them in haunting melodies, fresh, heartbreaking, alive. Like the best of the blues, this novel has chops and its music lingers, long after the last articulated notes."-Oscar Hijuelos, author ofA Simple Habana Melody "April Reynolds is a natural-born storyteller, a gifted writer of lyrical prose, and a maker of indelible characters. April Reynolds is a true star, with wisdom and courage to burn."-Junot Diaz, author ofDrown "Echoes of Faulkner, Morrison, and McCullers."-Library Journal "An intriguing exploration of the nature of memory, the burdens of motherhood and history, and the universal, bittersweet longing for home."-The Washington Post "A wondrous debut, a soulful, luxuriant riff on loss and love.
"Knee-Deep in Wonderis beautiful, just beautiful.
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