Praise for Pieces of Blue

A Best Book of Summer (The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post)

A Most Anticipated Book (Oprah Daily, LitHub, BookRiot, Library Journal, SheReads, BookReporter, BookShop)

"A fast-paced, atmospheric charmer...The novel's best feature is Sloan's poignant and amusing glimpses into the children's interior lives as they grieve and build new lives for themselves."
--The New York Times Book Review

"A book about grit and healing, Pieces of Blue is a celebration of the sharp turns families are often forced to make, and how the knots make you stronger."
--Washington Post

"Bursting with humor, chaos, and raw tenderness, Sloan's portrait of grief is as refreshing as it is unflinching."
--Oprah Daily

"As tropical storms so often change course, catching those in their paths unprepared, Sloan has crafted a novel that is as surprising as it is haunting...Pieces of Blue reminds us that if one stands long enough under a dark, ominous sky, some much-needed light will eventually shine through."
--Wellesley Magazine

"A heartfelt page-turner... With a setting so perfectly crafted, these characters are able to live and breathe on the page, which makes for fast reading that never loses your attention... Pieces of Blue is every bit as big-hearted as her books for young readers, but with a keen, sharp sensitivity that gives the same amount of weight and attention to its adult characters."
--BookReporter

"Big-hearted...[A] warm and welcoming story of a family's emotional and often humorous recovery. Sloan skillfully balances the perspectives of Lindsey with each of her three children, imbuing the characters with the kind of personality details and gentle eccentricities that have made her family dramas shine. But undergirding these tender characters and their individual and collective turmoil is a winking sense of humor that reassures readers that things for the Hill family will work out--despite some unexpected (and they are unexpected) twists along the way."
--Shelf Awareness

"Empathetic yet flawed characters navigating deep, painful problems add authenticity to the resonant story, and the mystery of Paul's disappearance keeps things tense. Readers will devour this in one sitting."
--Publishers Weekly

"Sloan writes about the entire family with energy, insight, and humor."
--Kirkus

"Pieces of Blue is as propulsive as it is observant and atmospheric. Sloan understands her characters deeply, and makes us need to know what happens to them. In fact, a lot happens to them, and we want to know it all. This novel is a family story, a love story, and a mystery. I couldn't put it down."
--Meg Wolitzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Female Persuasion

"Pieces of Blue is a brilliant and bighearted page-turner."
--Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette

"I loved this book! Pieces of Blue is a poetic, lush and poignant portrayal of a wounded family seeking healing, love and redemption."
--Gigi Levangie, New York Times bestselling author of The Starter Wife

"Struggling with grief, daring to hope, and working to make a wild, gorgeous, and mysterious place their home, each beautifully drawn character comes alive and finds a way into your heart. Pieces of Blue is a powerful, tender novel with a mystery at its heart. Don't miss it!"
--Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six