Praise for THE SISTERS CHASE
“'The Sisters Chase' is that rare thing, a slow burner that conceals its cunning and sneaks up on you unawares."
—New York Times
“Captivating…Mary is an unforgettable protagonist—a fierce and unstoppable force of nature caught in a storm of her own making. Healy delivers a heartbreaking story of love, loyalty, and secrets that can never truly be outrun.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Absorbing. . . . Healy takes every opportunity to surprise her reader as Mary and Hannah grow up and into themselves. The sisters' relationship—and their resilience—makes this novel powerful.”
—Kirkus
"Healy delivers a striking, heartbreaking story about love, motherhood, and family, with a powerful and elusive protagonist at its heart."
—Library Journal
“Sarah Healy has created, in Mare and Bunny, characters so real and flawed my heart ached for them.... The Sisters Chase is exquisitely written and full of surprises, love and loss; it is clearly the work of a writer at the top of her game.”
—Jennifer McMahon, author of The Night Sister
"Part mystery, part road novel, part family saga, THE SISTERS CHASE had me riveted from the first secret to the last revelation. Mary Chase is a force of nature and a truly unforgettable heroine.”
—Lisa Lutz, author of The Passenger and How to Start a Fire
“THE SISTERS CHASE hits all the right marks. Wonderful characters, so believable that it still surprises me they aren’t real people, a heart-wrenching story about love, loyalty, and bonds that can’t be broken, and the true nature of survival. This is the kind of book that you read late into the night, eyes heavy, and wake up thinking about until you’ve finally finished the last page.”
—Chevy Stevens, author of Those Girls and Still Missing
“Full of female characters that are strong, determined and delightfully flawed, THE SISTERS CHASE is a powerful blend of intrigue, twists, and family bonds. Readers will keep turning pages to unravel the mystery of what really happened and how far we will go for those we love.”
— Eileen Cook, author of With Malice
“The Sisters Chase is a deliciously compulsive read, a miniature mystery of love, survival, and sisterhood written on the scale of the human heart. Deceptively simple, gracefully realized, and occasionally wicked, it lingers like a summer dream after the last page is turned.”
— Amy Gentry, Author of Good As Gone
“A beautifully written family drama with a mystery at its core, THE SISTERS CHASE is a layered and lovely book about the bonds of love crashing up against the rocky shore of the world. Mary Chase is thorny and fractured and fascinating, and I will not forget her or her struggle to bring her sister to a place of peace and safety that she only half believes in. Sarah Healy’s novel, wise and fierce and bittersweet, broke my heart in all the best ways. This is one you’ll want to pass along.”
—Joshilyn Jackson, author of The Opposite of Everyone and gods in Alabama
"The Sisters Chase is a rollercoaster ride of a book, a journey through time with ups and downs in rapid succession: tragedy and triumph, hope and hope lost, trust and deceit, and escape...with an ultimate revelation of the hidden truth that first set the wheels of the fast-moving story in motion."
—Philip R. Jordan, Vermont Magazine
“Sarah Healy’s The Sisters Chase will stay with me for a long time. It’s a heart-rending tale of survival filled with deftly revealed surprises and twists. In less skillful hands, Healy’s deeply flawed young protagonist, Mary, might have been unlikeable, but here she’s redeemed by her love and compassion for her younger sister Hannah. In fact, I ached for Mary as her plans to save herself and Hannah fall apart and tension builds. Each chapter ends on a note of suspense and surprise that demands you turn the page. An exciting read!”
—Diane Chamberlain, USA Today best-selling author of Pretending to Dance and The Silent Sister
“Sarah Healy's THE SISTERS CHASE is the deeply moving and thrilling portrayal of three women driven by love, loss, and the deep desire to make things right. This is a story that stayed with me long after I turned the last page.”
—Carla Buckley, author of The Things That Keep Us Here and The Deepest Secret
Praise for HOUSE OF WONDER
"Shifting admirably between the hidden past and the uncomfortably exposed present, Healy creates a believable and poignant portrait of a unique family grappling to understand itself and its role in a largely unimaginative world." —Kirkus Reviews
"Sarah Healy hits every mark with House of Wonder. It’s funny, sad, hopeful, and heartbreaking and filled with characters that stick with you and make you care. " —New York Times bestselling author Augusten Burroughs
Sarah Healy's House of Wonder is an emotionally gripping tale of love, loss, and teh universal convolutions of family. She paints her characters into life until you feel as if you've known them forever. I savored every delicious subtlety. —Emily Liebert, author of You Knew Me When
"Healy focuses on unlikely strength and second chances. (A) tender, emotional portrait of a modern family." —Booklist
" A satisfying mix. For fans of contemporary fiction and anyone who enjoys well-drawn characters who are much like people you know." —Concord Monitor
Praise for CAN I GET AN AMEN?
“A sparkling debut novel about dealing with family and finding love. An absolute treat!”—New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich
“An emotional and satisfying novel that is as tender as it is funny—a fabulous debut that’s fresh, honest, and addictive. Don’t miss it!”—New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin
“Touching, funny, and full of heart. A highly entertaining novel about love and family, secrets and forgiveness.”—New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline
“Funny, smart, wise, and refreshing . . . the work of a great new talent and an obviously gifted writer.”—Valerie Frankel, author of Thin Is the New Happy and Four of a Kind
“A soaring debut! . . . A beautiful story that will leave readers waiting breathlessly for her next book.”—New York Times bestselling author Beth Harbison
“Healy’s supporting characters are charming.”—Publishers Weekly
“More about starting over and learning to forgive rather than religion . . . Healy delivers as many laugh-out-loud moments as touching ones, and with praise from authors like Emily Giffin, seems sure to join the ranks of women’s fiction favorites.”—Examiner.com
“Explores faith in an uncompromising, courageous manner . . . funny, thoughtful, provocative . . . It’s difficult to believe this is Healy’s first book. One can only hope there will be many more.”—Fresh Fiction
“Ms. Healy’s funny debut novel is like Kim Gatlin’s Good Christian Bitches swabbed with makeup remover.”—New York Times