PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewThe pacing is swift and the plot turns seem authentic to this billowing, blustering family, which propels the story along ... Ache, resignation and a stalwart determination to move forward are captured in the earnest and crisp tone of Eleanor’s voice ... there is comfort to be found in the familiar dissection of family — in how we navigate the unhappiness that family, and life, throw our way, and by this measure these two novels offer solace and hope.
Diane Johnson
PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewThough there are many points of view in the novel (which frequently lends a repetitive quality to the storytelling), Lorna’s is the most captivating. She is cheeky and has a buoyant sense of humor that grounds the dizzying pace of events ... The jacket copy for Lorna Mott Comes Home says the novel captures the way we live now. But, as we all know far too well, the way we live now is uncharted compared with 2008 — and with 1975. The historic periods of both novels appear far in the rearview mirror in the wake of a global pandemic, the financial ruin of so many, the immediate urgency of racial reckoning. But there is comfort to be found in the familiar dissection of family — in how we navigate the unhappiness that family, and life, throw our way, and by this measure these two novels offer solace and hope.
