Sisters of Heart and Snow

THE CARE AND HANDLING OF ROSES WITH THORNS "[An] exquisite little novel . . . Dilloway's keen prose and an unexpected ending lift The Care and Handling of Roses With Thorns above mere schmaltz into something special."--Entertainment Weekly
"Believable situations with well-drawn characters make this novel as lovely as the roses Gal tends. Dilloway's second novel is a captivating study of how love and understanding nurture our lives. Engaging, enlightening, thoughtful, this is a winner." --Library Journal
"A richly textured diversion from standard treatments of family angst, Dilloway's new novel expresses a graceful understanding of the virtues of mercy."--Booklist
"[An] exquisitely written novel about love and redemption." --Kirkus
"I was captivated from the very first page. This uplifting novel about family and forgiveness brought me to both laughter and tears. By the end of this honest, engaging journey, I had grown to love all of the characters and was left with a new appreciation of the fragility and beauty of our daily happiness." --Jean Kwok, New York Timesbestselling author of Girl in Translation
"Dilloway's rapturous new novel showcases a prickly heroine who shows what happens, when despite the formidable odds before us, we risk blooming. What flowers is knockout and to say I loved this book is understatement." --Caroline Leavitt, New York Times-bestselling author of Pictures of You
"Galilee Garner is as prickly, thorny, and gracefully sweet as one of her prize roses. And her supporting characters bloom with their own quirks and virtues. A fun and uplifting read."
--Tiffany Baker, New York Times-bestselling author of Mercy Snow and The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

"The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns is a tender, moving story that shows how family not only has the capacity to wound, but offers us the possibility to bloom again." --Shilpi Somaya Gowda, bestselling author of Secret Daughter
"A touching, moving story . . . Margaret Dilloway is a gifted, talented writer." --Darien Gee, author of Friendship Bread
"Dilloway artfully weaves the intricacies of rose floriculture with her characters' teen angst and epiphany, an anguished wait for a new kidney, lost and newfound friends, reconciliation, and hope." --Kit-Bacon Gressitt, North County Times
HOW TO BE AN AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE "This radiant debut pays moving tribute to the power of forgiveness." People
"Heartfelt...Lovely." USA Today
"A nuanced debut." Redbook
"Enchanting... Dilloway splits her narrative gracefully between mother and daughter making a beautifully realized whole." -- Publishers Weekly
"A tender and captivating novel of family secrets and redemption, and a compelling look at the complex love languages spoken within three generations of a family." --Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
"In How to Be an American Housewife, Margaret Dilloway creates an irresistible heroine. Shoko is stubborn, contrary, proud, a wonderful housewife, and full of deeply conflicted feelings. I wanted to shake her, even as I was cheering her on, and this cunningly structured novel allowed me to do both. It also took me on two intricate journeys, from postwar Japan and the shadow of Nagasaki to contemporary California, and from motherhood to daughterhood and back again. A profound and suspenseful debut." --Margot Livesey, author of The House on Fortune Street
"A triumphant debut novel. Margaret Dilloway gives us the most original, endearing, courageous and enduring narrator I've read in a long time. Shoko's voice is one of a kind, yet as familiar as advice from your own mother. Her unforgettable story of triumph, tragedy, disappointment and joy will stay with me." --Susan Wiggs, author of The Apple Orchard
"How to Be an American Housewife is filled with dreams and love--the kinds that come true and those that don't. Margaret Dilloway is wise and ironic. She has created wonderful characters who never, in spite of hardships, stop finding ways to love each other." --Luanne Rice, author of The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners
"How to Be an American Housewife is witty, rich, layered, and so very satisfying. Dilloway's talent shines through from the very first page, and I was terribly sorry when it ended. This is by far one of the best books I've read in ages." --Jane Porter, author of Easy on the Eyes
"Charming, poignant and life-affirming. Dilloway reminds us of the triumph of love over geography, silence, and misunderstanding. She makes us glad to be alive." --Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle
"Dilloway is one of those remarkable writers who can completely transport you to a unique place and time. In How to Be an American Housewife I became both Shoko, the Japanese war bride, and Sue, the American daughter straddling two cultures. The richness of detail will have you reaching for your kimono before you realize it didn't happen to you." --Kerry Reichs, author of Leaving Unknown