Praise for Any Bitter Thing
"Deserves a place on the shelf with modern classics such as John Irving's
A Prayer for Owen Meany and Richard Russo's
Empire Falls....the story is full of suspense and surprise."
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Maine Sunday Telegram "Wood illuminates the grace in the average and the everyday, the miracles that lie within the ordinary life....[An] intimate exploration of love and faith, betrayal and penance."
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San Francisco Chronicle "In prose as fresh and lovely as a Maine summer evening . . . Wood's story unassumingly builds in power, right up to its moving final page."
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Publishers Weekly "This emotional story is filled with crisp, rich details that linger in the memory....Wood's stirring domestic drama is full of surprises as it explores the weighty themes of religion, perceived innocence, and the corrosive quality of best intentions."
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