Elli needed to remind herself that it wasn't real, that her mother's hand and the feel of it was only a memory now. e aching in her heart was real though, the tightness in her chest that would not let her draw a breath.
“A loving portrayal of a never-forgotten connection with the natural world.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “It’s a powerful vision of making one’s own wild place, with no special equipment or expenditure required.” ...
“A sharp, funny, and eccentric debut … Pond makes the case for Bennett as an innovative writer of real talent. … [It]reminds us that small things have great depths.”–New York Times Book Review "Dazzling…exquisitely written and ...
Observes how a glacial pond and the abundance of plants and animals that draw life from it change over the course of a year.
“A sharp, funny, and eccentric debut … Pond makes the case for Bennett as an innovative writer of real talent. … [It]reminds us that small things have great depths.”–New York Times Book Review "Dazzling…exquisitely written and ...