Jennifer Bort Yacovissi (Fiction) | Crownsville, MD
Booking Fee: |
Negotiable |
Will Travel: |
Anywhere |
Contact: |
http://www.jbyacovissi.com/contact/ |
Website: |
http://www.jbyacovissi.com/ |
Books
Blurbs, Press & Reviews
“An emotionally powerful, gorgeously imparted family saga.”
—Foreword Reviews Magazine, “Welcome to the Big Time: Highly Touted Authors Make the Most of Their Debuts,” Summer 2015; 2015 INDIEFAB Gold Winner for Historical Fiction
“A masterpiece in the genre of historical fiction. . . Up the Hill to Home is a treasure, and one to which you should definitely treat yourself.”
—Readers’ Favorite five-star review; 2015 Gold Medal Winner in Historical Fiction
“Complex characters . . . take up residence in your imagination, fully formed and breathing.”
—Washington Independent Review of Books
“The author creates believable characters . . . with convincing details of 19th- and early-20th-century city life . . . a good book.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Up the Hill to Home is a novel of complex relationships and complicated people . . .”
—Historical Novels Review
“Beautifully and lovingly written . . . pure enjoyment”
—Romance Reviews Today, Perfect 10 Review
“. . . nothing short of remarkable.”
—Curled Up with a Good Book
“ . . . quietly compelling family drama . . . this is the book you will carry around with you.”
—Rafael Alvarez, author, Tales from the Holy Land
“ . . . a strong, serene, uplifting debut novel [from] a gifted writer with a firm grasp of American history, a fine way of turning a phrase, and a crisp sense of humor.”
—Bryan Crockett, Ph.D., author, Love’s Alchemy: A John Donne Mystery
