Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan TrainĮngrossing…I admire this graceful and intimate writer for her literary sleight of hand: you don’t so much read about her characters as you inhabit them. Book groups - indeed, book lovers of all kinds-will delight in this compulsively and effortlessly readable novel. Ann Hood is a captivating storyteller-I devoured this novel.Ī love of words, of reading, propels the characters from heartbreak to discovery. The Book That Matters Most is an exhilarating celebration of all that books awaken within us: joy, love, wisdom, loss, solace.
And third, it’s inspiration for book groups. Second, it’s full of great book suggestions. The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood works on so many levels. She does so with elegant prose and gentle but appropriate tugs on the heartstrings.
That’s what Ann Hood, author of the much beloved The Knitting Circle, does in her latest.Īnn Hood has given us a remarkable musing on memory, loss, regret and, to an extent, redemption and salvation. Great novelists can envelop you in relatable plot lines that make you feel like you’re part of the story. Hood examines the push and pull between mothersĪnd grown children and the transformative power of fiction. No doubt launch a thousand book club discussions. Hood’s novel is rich with pleasures, and will
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