Critical Praise

"Wrenching in its humanity... a very fine book."

——Alistair MacLeod

"A riveting tale of love and betrayal."

——Lee Smith

"The Skating Pond is starkly beautiful in both its emotional and physical terrain. Deborah Joy Corey is a magical writer and her new novel burrows deep under the skin."

——Richard Russo

"An island village off the coast of Maine is the landscape for a love story as rocky as the coast itself…A sensitive novel, rich in scenic detail and in the turbulence of human longings."

——Elizabeth Hardwick>

"In her spare, etched novel, Deborah Joy Corey demonstrates how the patience and fortitude of love can flourish on the harshly beautiful coast of Maine."

——Frederick Busch