Books
My books
A Master Plan for Rescue (Riverhead, 2015)
"A Magical Novel."
- Christina Baker Kline, #1 NY Times
Bestselling author of 'Orphan Train'
"Unforgettable...balances beautifully on the thin line between wishful thinking and reason, between the imagination and the intellect. The cumulative effect is wondrous. Like magic."
- San Francisco Chronicle
An SF Chronicle Best Book of 2015
Mary; Mrs. A Lincoln
(Harcourt, 2007)
"You feel a compulsion to urge others to read it."
- USA Today
"Complex and compelling...The Mary who is so deftly portrayed on these pages is one who manages to survive despite the best efforts of the world to subdue her."
- Nashville Scene (Critics Pick)
An LA Times Book Prize Finalist
USA Today's Historical Novel of the Year
The Russian Word for Snow
(St. Martins Press, 2001)
"A nail-biting adoption story with a happy ending"
People Magazine