REVIEWS

"Jo-Ann Mapson's prose is witty and light-hearted . . . She combines a storyteller's gift with a gossip's love of juicy details."
Arizona Daily Star

"In Mapson's gifted hands, the themes of love, loss and rebirth become subtly yet generously educational. Her characters ultimately learn to find comfort by turning toward one another - a sentiment that readers will strongly share, not wanting to leave the company of these memorable folk and their engrossing lives."
Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A fun ride, an entertaining mix of pathos and comedy, peopled by characters with warts and nobility, a little bit like all of us."
Albuquerque Journal

"Shadow Ranch is . . .like a thrill ride through the recognizable and often unpleasant territory of real life before the romance kickes in."
Los Angeles Times

"Lively and wise"
New York Times Book Review