Jeanine Cummins is the bestselling, award-winning author of the groundbreaking memoir A Rip in Heaven and the novels The Outside Boy, The Crooked Branch, and American Dirt. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.
Praise for The Crooked Branch
“Even before you come to care about Jeanine Cummins’ rich and
intricately drawn characters, before you become enmeshed in her
skillfully tangled plot lines about the hard and wondrous task of
mothering children in times both catastrophic and ordinary...Before
any of that, this is what you have to look forward to: the first
page, Ms. Cummins’ luminous prose, and that feeling we’re all
hoping to find when we sit down to read: ‘This is it—a book I’m
going to love.’”—New York Times bestselling author Carolyn
Parkhurst
“Jeanine Cummins knows that there are stories beneath the stories,
and she uses this brilliant knowing to weave a tale that is
lyrical, emotional and often funny. This extraordinary novel
reminds us how motherhood can make us feel as though we are coming
undone while also being remade. Majella and Ginny navigate
motherhood with a fierce love that propels the story forward with
intense strength. Brilliant, vulnerable and intense, The
Crooked Branch pierced my heart and paused my breath.”—New
York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry
“Exploring the effect of a secret from the past on a woman who is
truly on the edge—of motherhood, of her future, of sanity, of
happiness—Jeanine Cummins has written a story that truly resonates.
Insightful, suspenseful, and sometimes bitingly funny, with
characters the reader will think about for weeks, this bittersweet
novel is emotional and immensely satisfying.”—Award-winning author
Simone St. James
“Wonderfully written, with strong, compelling characters, it is a
deeply satisfying combination of sweeping historical saga and
modern family drama, a gentle reminder of the ever-reaching
influence of family, both near and far.”—Booklist
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