
“Saunders’ debut is an exquisite, searing portrait of family and of people coping with whatever life throws at them while trying to keep close to one another.”
— Booklist (starred review)
“[Paula] Saunders skillfully illuminates how time heals certain wounds while deepening others. . . . A mediation of the violence of American ambition.”
— The New York Times Book Review
“A riveting family saga for the ages . . . one of the best books I’ve read in years.”
— Mary Karr
“A deeply involving portrait of the American postwar family”
— Jennifer Egan
The Distance Home
Year
2018
Pages
256
Praise
“Saunders’ debut is an exquisite, searing portrait of family and of people coping with whatever life throws at them while trying to keep close to one another.”
— Booklist (starred review)
“[Paula] Saunders skillfully illuminates how time heals certain wounds while deepening others. . . . A mediation of the violence of American ambition.”
— The New York Times Book Review
“A riveting family saga for the ages . . . one of the best books I’ve read in years.”
— Mary Karr
“A deeply involving portrait of the American postwar family”
— Jennifer Egan
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