A moving first novel about the power of friendship to change lives, that will remind readers of Anne Tyler and Alice Hoffman. Renata, a waitress, has left her boyfriend Bryan without telling him he is about to become a father. She drives cross-countr...
"A compelling, unpredictable narrative that moves beyond its calm suburban setting into darker social and psychological territory…[Matson] is a writer of uncommon wisdom and emotional depth." -- Tom Perrotta, author of The Leftovers and Mrs. Fletc...
A passionate and tensely pitched tale of first love and idealism set in the Oregon forests. Julie Prince is a top college student, destined for conventional success. But then she falls in love with Neil, a radical graduate student, and abandons he...
A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: This “gorgeous novel examines the complexities of the mother-daughter relationship,” following 3 generations of women, each more independent than the last (Real Simple).“Sprawling, beautiful . . . an emotion...