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In the Shadow of Ten Thousand Hills by Jennifer Haupt
"Both an evocative page-turner and an eye-opening meditation on the ways we survive profoundly painful memories and negotiate the complexities of love. I was deeply moved by this story."

— Wally Lamb, bestselling author of She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True

Jennifer Haupt
2017-07-24T17:26:47+00:00

— Wally Lamb, bestselling author of She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True

"Both an evocative page-turner and an eye-opening meditation on the ways we survive profoundly painful memories and negotiate the complexities of love. I was deeply moved by this story."
“This blazingly original novel is about the illusions of love, the way memory can confound or release you, and the knotted threads that make up family—and forgiveness.”

— Caroline Leavitt, bestselling author of Pictures of You and Cruel Beautiful World

 

Jennifer Haupt
2017-07-24T22:45:36+00:00

— Caroline Leavitt, bestselling author of Pictures of You and Cruel Beautiful World

 

“This blazingly original novel is about the illusions of love, the way memory can confound or release you, and the knotted threads that make up family—and forgiveness.”
"...an intricate and moving tale of family and culture, of conflict and love, and of the challenges of healing after unthinkable loss. Told with remarkable compassion and grace, In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills is a story everyone should read."

Therese Anne Fowler, bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

Jennifer Haupt
2017-09-14T17:59:22+00:00

Therese Anne Fowler, bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

"...an intricate and moving tale of family and culture, of conflict and love, and of the challenges of healing after unthinkable loss. Told with remarkable compassion and grace, In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills is a story everyone should read."
“…a good choice for those seeking tales of hope after adversity and it may prove popular with book clubs.”

Booklist

Jennifer Haupt
2018-01-19T00:18:45+00:00

Booklist

“…a good choice for those seeking tales of hope after adversity and it may prove popular with book clubs.”
"In this intensely beautiful debut, [Haupt] shows that it’s indeed the women who hold up half the sky.”

Library Journal

Jennifer Haupt
2018-03-27T18:26:23+00:00

Library Journal

"In this intensely beautiful debut, [Haupt] shows that it’s indeed the women who hold up half the sky.”
"The Rwanda described in the text is beautiful... Haupt’s story is one of humanity and hope."

 

Publishers Weekly

Jennifer Haupt
2018-03-27T18:26:56+00:00

Publishers Weekly

"The Rwanda described in the text is beautiful... Haupt’s story is one of humanity and hope."  
"Haupt's debut novel, informed by her experiences as a journalist in Rwanda, is more than a page-turning narrative; it's an embrace of the Kinyarwanda greeting amahoro—'peace.' "

Oprah.com

Jennifer Haupt
2018-05-16T20:05:35+00:00

Oprah.com

"Haupt's debut novel, informed by her experiences as a journalist in Rwanda, is more than a page-turning narrative; it's an embrace of the Kinyarwanda greeting amahoro—'peace.' "
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I went to Rwanda as a journalist, to interview genocide survivors, and found something unexpected: the bones of a novel. Follow the intertwining stories of three women from different cultures and generations searching for grace when there can be no forgiveness. Together, they find the courage to love again.

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