“I loved reading these seven stories and spending time with Jewel. A curious, bold, sensual, and tender young woman, she pursues her adventures in Maui, Mexico, Marin, Lisbon, and Barcelona with light, sure steps.”
– Molly Giles, Author of The Spokane Prize story collection All the Wrong Places and The Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction collection Rough
“This is one beautiful book. I loved and devoured it—like candy, like medicine. Rogoff had me by the throat and the heart from first page to last. These extraordinary stories will stay with me for a very long time. What a gorgeous, devastating, liberating collection. Just perfect.”
– Lavinia Spalding, Author of Writing Away and Editor of The Best Women’s Travel Writing
“Marianne’s compelling yet simply told stories gently take our hand and lead us through moments of tragedy and daily triumph that could easily be our own as parents, as travelers, and as friends, and ultimately reveal the indelible strength of character and vulnerability that make us all human beings.”
– Kimberley Lovato, Travel Journalist and Author of Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves
“Rogoff’s writing is rife with an emotional acuity that is riveting; carved out of a fierce knowing of what it is to navigate – and survive – life on life’s terms. Deliciously poignant, the stories collected here are both raw and sophisticated, masterfully woven to reveal how one forges ahead with resilience and grace while on the precipice of a vast chasm of grief. An astounding, beautiful work.”
– Bridget Crocker, Outdoor Travel Writer/Blogger: adventuresoflittlemama.com