The Book of CarolSue

Praise for Lynne Hugo

"With her unique and compassionate voice, Hugo writes about loss and redemption in a way that makes you laugh out loud one minute, tear up the next."--Diane Chamberlain, New York Times bestselling author on The Book of CarolSue

"Sparkling prose, wry humor, and timely, relevant themes abound in this genuine story of two sisters, a son, and the unexpected arrival of a small, immigrant child."--Donna Everhart, USA Todaybestselling author of The Moonshiner's Daughter on The Book of CarolSue
 
"A tender hymn of hope and rebirth that stays with you long after the last page." --Kim Michele Richardson, author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek on Testament of Harold's Wife
 
"Hugo's latest is a sweet, sad, funny, meditation on the nature of aging and grief...This is a novel that would fit right in on the shelf next to novels like A Man Called Ove and similar books that balance humor and heartbreak." --Booklist on The Testament of Harold's Wife
 
"Suspended between heartbreak and hilarity, readers are sure to find emotional common ground in this story of an engaging elderly widow who sets her sights on revenge after the devastating loss of her husband and grandson, but unexpectedly finds hope, healing, and the possibility of a happy future... A winning and wonderful novel, with a unique and distinctive storyline, there is a little bit of magic for everyone within the pages of this book." --The New York Journal of Books on The Testament of Harold's Wife
 
"I found a kindred spirit in Louisa, a somewhat eccentric, aging, bereaved woman who finds solace in conversing with her chickens. Her heart is empty and her rage is full. Relatable. Loss does that to you...The warp and the weft of Lynne Hugo's characters in The Testament of Harold's Wife are woven into a rich tapestry of life, where the irreverent, unconventional, quirky 'flaws' become the very thing that make it absolutely perfect, and fills one with a sense of hope." --Delilah on The Testament of Harold's Wife
 
"A widower takes up her late husband's mission to get revenge on the man who killed their grandson in the gripping latest from Hugo...Louisa is a charming protagonist." Publishers Weekly on The Testament of Harold's Wife

"Lynne Hugo writes down to the bone of family complications, grief, and shattering loss, while also offering miracles of rescue in The Book of CarolSue. The author walks a perfectly balanced tightrope as she illustrates how political conflicts are woven right into the heart of an Indiana farm family. I lost hours of sleep as I raced to finish this extraordinary novel."--Randy Susan Meyers, bestselling author of Waisted
 
"The ability to take tough issues and get others truly see them is nothing short of magic; Lynne Hugo expertly wields that wand. In The Book of CarolSue, the plight of today's immigrants, a mother's sacrifice, and a family's grief reveal the vulnerability of love, and its incomparable strength. Delivered with humor and heart by way of those delightful characters readers have come to expect from this author, The Book of CarolSue will echo long after the last page is read."--Terri-Lynne DeFino, author of The Bar Harbor Retirement Home For Famous Writers (And Their Muses)