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NPR “BEST BOOK” 2016

“The [contributors] talk about the hard stuff, the gritty stuff, the stuff you aren’t likely to find on Facebook. And that’s exactly what makes this collection at once thrilling and reassuring… In the stronger pieces, which often pop with subversive wit, the anger of the previous book has been replaced by a graceful reckoning.” -New York Times Book Review

INDIE NEXT LIST NOMINEE

“Cathi Hanauer is a great chronicler of modern love and life… Gone will resonate with anyone who has struggled to reconcile love against ambivalence, loyalty against the lure of solitude, and domestic fidelity against the call of the open road.” -Elizabeth Gilbert

JULY BOOKSENSE NOTABLE BOOK

“Smart and gripping…[Sweet Ruin] raises heartrending questions about the challenges of ordinary life… a triumph of contemporary fiction from a writer known for her candor and wisdom.”

#10 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Ranging in age from 24-65, single and childless or married with children or 4 times divorced, this is the sound of the collective voice of successful women today—in all their anger, grace, & glory.”

ALA NEW VOICES AWARD

“In My Sister’s Bones, Cathi Hanauer strips away the veneer of a ‘perfect’ family to reveal the subtle cruelties and concessions of love, and creates a memorable portrait of a remarkable young woman…”