Reviews

."..the story she tells is utterly believable. It's not funny, it's not witty. But to read this novel is to feel you've been exposed to genuine literature and to an authentic, recognizable cast of characters..."
--The Times Argus

"This is a wonderful story, engaging from the beginning that gets better with every chapter."
--The Washington Times

"This compelling study of a family in need of rescue is very effective, owing to Greenwood's (Two Rivers) eloquent, exquisite word artistry and her knack for developing subtle, suspenseful scenes... Greenwood's sensitive and gripping examination of a family in crisis is real, complex, and anything but formulaic."
--Library Journal (starred review)

"In her fifth novel, Greenwood calls grief by another name—starvation. The Mason family, devastated by the loss of 16-year-old Franny, spends the summer in Vermont, far from home in San Diego. Renowned novelist Sam Mason cannot conjure the words that used to come so easily to him before the death of his daughter: 'the words are too thin, as fragile and brittle as bones.' Sam can no longer connect, especially not with his wife, Mena, and begins to waste away. Hunger proves to be a powerful metaphor for the family’s loss and desires..."
-- Publishers Weekly

"...the author knows how to make her characters’ suffering wrench readers’ hearts."
-- Kirkus