REVIEWS

"There's not a woman alive who wouldn't want to spend time with the ladies down at Bad Girl Creek. Mapson's women are complex and caring, funny and fierce, strong and fragile, in short, fully evolved characters you'd want to know in real life."
Booklist

"A valentine to oceans of good women who survive bad beginnings and worse men. . .A well-crafted novel."
USA Today

"An absorbing story and quirky, appealing characters (a given with Mapson), deepened by honest grappling with a whole slew of messy emotions and issues."
Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"What do you say about a book that makes you start checking maps to see if you can go live in Bad Girl Creek yourself? I fell head over heels in love with each of the four distinct women in this book, characters so indelible, so alive, the pages literally breathe. Written with prose as clear and sparkling as lake water, this is truly a heart stunning novel about bonding friendship, abiding love (the friendly and amorous kinds), loss regret, and the faint glimmerings of hope that can spark and lead to a future."
Caroline Leavett, author of Coming Back to Me

"Jo-Ann Mapson has long been a wizard of words, and in her newest novel she makes magic - a literary potion mixed with brilliant characterizations, sweet emotional resonance, second chances, and a dash of laughter. This story of starting over is told through four women so real they'll live within you; their heartaches are heartaches we've all felt; and the redeeming strength of their sisterhood will have you calling up your own best friends late in the night , urging them to read Bad Girl Creek, too. Don't miss this one."
Jodi Picoult, author of Salem Falls