Reviews
"TLGOAC read so fresh and unfolded in such surprising ways that I was captivated from start to finish. It's a bracing, bright, masterful debut, and Tiffany Baker is a writer to watch."(Joshilyn Jackson, author of THE GIRL WHO STOPPED SWIMMING), "THE LITTLE GIANT OF ABERDEEN COUNTY grabs you from its astonishing beginning to its riveting conclusion. Its charms are multitude-- a wholly unique love story, a devastating friendship, a bewitching multi-generational history, all brought to an apex in the larger-than-life personage of Truly, a heroine simultaneously infused with a quiet and dignified grace and peculiar sense of purpose. This dark-yet-rolicking debut is a must-read."(Sara Gruen, author of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS), "THE LITTLE GIANT OF ABERDEEN COUNTY grabs you from its astonishing beginning to its riveting conclusion. Its charms are multitude-- a wholly unique love story, a devastating friendship, a bewitching multi-generational history, all brought to an apex in the larger-than-life personage of Truly, a heroine simultaneously infused with a quiet and dignified grace and peculiar sense of purpose. This dark-yet-rolicking debut is a must-read." --Sara Gruen, author of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, "So enchanting . . . an American fairy tale that's part Alice Hoffman, part Brothers Grimm." ( Christian Science Monitor ), "This fun, folkloric story is partUgly Duckling, part Tim Burton'sBig Fish. . . For anyone looking to vanquish the cruelties of the real world, this one's for you."(Marie Clarie), A beautiful, startling and wholly original novel, LGOAC is infused with magic, lush language, and surprises on every page. Tiffany Baker has given us a flawed, prickly, enchanting heroine in Truly--part Cinderella, part Witch, part Behemoth. In ther timeless story of small town life, the boundary between reality and fairy tale does not exist, and happy endings are possible but hard-won. This book is a treasure. ---Stephanie Kallos, author of BROKEN FOR YOU, "This fun, folkloric story is part Ugly Duckling , part Tim Burton's Big Fish . . . For anyone looking to vanquish the cruelties of the real world, this one's for you."(Marie Clarie), "Baker's bangup debut mixes the exuberant eccentricities of John Irving'sGarp, Anne Taylor's relationship savvy, and the plangent voice of Margaret Atwood."(Publishers Weekly--starred review), "A beautiful, startling and wholly original novel, LGOAC is infused with magic, lush language, and surprises on every page. Tiffany Baker has given us a flawed, prickly, enchanting heroine in Truly--part Cinderella, part Witch, part Behemoth. In ther timeless story of small town life, the boundary between reality and fairy tale does not exist, and happy endings are possible but hard-won. This book is a treasure. "(Stephanie Kallos, author of BROKEN FOR YOU), "So enchanting . . . an American fairy tale that's part Alice Hoffman, part Brothers Grimm."(Christian Science Monitor), TLGOAC read so fresh and unfolded in such surprising ways that I was captivated from start to finish. It's a bracing, bright, masterful debut, and Tiffany Baker is a writer to watch. ---Joshilyn Jackson, author of THE GIRL WHO STOPPED SWIMMING., "An alluring plot . . . lush voice . . . Baker has a good sense of the dark comedy of melodrama." ( Washington Post ), "An alluring plot . . . lush voice . . . Baker has a good sense of the dark comedy of melodrama."(WashingtonPost), "This fun, folkloric story is part Ugly Duckling, part Tim Burton's Big Fish. . . For anyone looking to vanquish the cruelties of the real world, this one's for you." ( Marie Clarie ), "Baker's bangup debut mixes the exuberant eccentricities of John Irving's Garp, Anne Taylor's relationship savvy, and the plangent voice of Margaret Atwood." ( Publishers Weekly--starred review), "Baker's bangup debut mixes the exuberant eccentricities of John Irving's Garp , Anne Taylor's relationship savvy, and the plangent voice of Margaret Atwood."( Publishers Weekly-- starred review)
