“Fans of Jeffrey Eugenides, Andre Dubus III, and Jane Smiley will adore Harrigan’s suspenseful, lyrical, and consuming exploration of two difficult lives, intertwined.”
─Booklist, STAR
2020-06-08T16:26:13-04:00
─Booklist, STAR
https://www.sharonharrigan.net/blog/testimonials/booklist/
“Half is mesmerizing, a bright and inventive novel like no other. I was swept away, pulled into the conspiracy that is twindom, with its exquisite sweetness and cruelty. The mystery that propels the story forward artfully reflects the mystery of twindom itself.”
—Bonnie Jo Campbell, author, Mothers Tell Your Daughters
2019-11-18T17:37:07-05:00
—Bonnie Jo Campbell, author, Mothers Tell Your Daughters
https://www.sharonharrigan.net/blog/testimonials/bonnie-jo-campbell/
“I love this novel. I couldn’t put it down. The story is dazzling, startling and fresh.”
—Jesse Lee Kercheval, author of Underground Women
2019-11-18T17:38:11-05:00
—Jesse Lee Kercheval, author of Underground Women
https://www.sharonharrigan.net/blog/testimonials/jesse-lee-kercheval/
“Innovative and inventive, this novel does the impossible. It makes us believe two people can be so close they are virtually the same person. Harrigan’s magic trick is so convincing that when the twins lose their bond, we feel ourselves being broken in half too.”
—Bret Anthony Johnston, author of Corpus Christi and Remember Me Like This
2019-11-18T17:39:00-05:00
—Bret Anthony Johnston, author of Corpus Christi and Remember Me Like This
https://www.sharonharrigan.net/blog/testimonials/bret-anthony-johnston/
"Told in a singular voice using the first person plural, from the point of view of twins, no less, Half could have been too clever by half. But it’s a high-wire act of a novel, and manages to pull off the improbable. We feel for these twins, this We, and are enthralled by their unique story and by the cadence and humor and humanity of this daring, extraordinary novel."
—Porter Shreve, author of The Obituary Writer and The End of the Book
2019-11-19T13:40:54-05:00
—Porter Shreve, author of The Obituary Writer and The End of the Book
https://www.sharonharrigan.net/blog/testimonials/porter-shreve/
“Twice the threat at every turn, Half is lyrical, imaginative, and smart. A little novel pulling off a very big feat.”
—Deborah Reed, author of The Days When Birds Come Back and Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan
2019-11-25T13:26:30-05:00
—Deborah Reed, author of The Days When Birds Come Back and Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan
https://www.sharonharrigan.net/blog/testimonials/deborah-reed/
"Riveting and inventive, this is a cut above the average coming-of-age tale."
—Publishers Weekly
2020-04-10T17:23:52-04:00
—Publishers Weekly
https://www.sharonharrigan.net/blog/testimonials/publishers-weekly/
Sharon Harrigan is the author of the novel Half (2020) and the memoir Playing with Dynamite (2017), both published by the University of Wisconsin Press…read more
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Sharon Harrigan writes for both children and adults. She is the author of the novel Half (2020) and the memoir Playing with Dynamite (2017). She won the 2020 Sarah Pennybacker Fellowship from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts to finish a chapter book series called Lizzie Bee…..read more