Book Reviews
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“Sojourner, an essayist and NPR commentator, regularly evokes the fragile beauty of the American Southwest in her work. Here, she writes about ‘the great sisterhood of single aging women’ in 18 short, nuanced tales that capture the pathos and possibilities of confronting love, sex, intimacy and death . . . The writing brims with spirituality, like the desert where most of her pieces are set.’”
— Publishers Weekly: Delicate, Stories
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“Some construct fences around themselves and blame the fence, others find comfort in acceptance, and some do not. They are, like their creator, sojourners. In every case, Mary Sojourner brings candlelight to their struggles.”
— H. Lee Barnes, author of The Gamblers Apprentice: She Bets Her Life
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“Sojourner is a weaver of the heart. She adds perfect threads, creating lives and moments so absolutely real and human you feel them in your own self, whether you want to or not. There is a sting beneath everything she writes.”
— Craig Childs, author of Apocalyptic Planet: The Talker
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“This standout ecological novel from Arizona author Sojourner features picturesque prose, a vivid western setting, and sharply drawn characters.”
— Publishers Weekly: 29