PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
After graduating from Brown University with a degree in English literature, Lauren Wolk spent a year as a writer with the Battered Women's Project of the St. Paul American Indian Center, and then worked as an editor and an English teacher. Since 2007, she has been the Associate Director of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. She is an award-winning poet and a visual artist. Her novels for children, Wolf Hollow and Beyond the Bright Sea, are critically-acclaimed and award-winning.
Lyrical, timeless . . . A luscious, shivery delight * Kirkus * It is a magical thing to step into a world created by Wolk . . . Captivating * Booklist * Exquisitely layered . . . Powerful * Publishers Weekly * Lyrical and affecting * Wall Street Journal * Historical fiction at its finest * The Horn Book * Evokes the mountain environment in language so lovely that long passages read like a novel in verse . . . Ellie is a deeply appealing character, and her story feels right for this moment. A reader who wants to make a difference will appreciate the way she rolls up her sleeves and gets things done. And surely there has never been a better time to read about healing, of both the body and the heart * New York Times * Soothing and exquisitely written * People * Evocative and touching . . . In this complex, memorable novel, Wolk explores themes of social responsibility, modern versus traditional medicine, biological versus chosen family and more * Bookpage *
