Critical Praise

"“[Ansay] successfully tries her hand at metafiction in her latest novel, a poignant and arresting duet of the historic and the contemporary… Ansay sprinkles bits of letters, photographs, and drawings throughout the novel, a deft touch that adds to the book’s evocative moods of past and present…The remarkable thing about Good Things I Wish You is its ability to mine those feelings and emerge shining with life’s possibilities."

—Miami Herald

"Reminiscent of The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Good Things I Wish You employs a rich and daring metafictional spin on one of the great romances in history to investigate passion and love --- and what doesn’t change between women and men. Manette Ansay takes great risks to deliver great rewards."

—Stewart O'Nan