Critical Praise

"An unusual and absorbing memoir. . . . Intelligent and candid, crafted in fine prose."--- Kirkus Reviews"Could not be more timely. . . . Tranel's book will offer a good deal of solace to readers made anxious by current doom-and-gloom headlines. . . . [She] is upbeat, imparting parental wisdom in peppy aphorisms, but she also confides her doubts about her own parenting and her faith."--- Booklist"Tranel's simple and poetic prose...combined with her refreshingly open thoughts on life . . . make this portrait accessible to all readers. Highly recommended."--- Library Journal"[Tranel] has managed to find a precious connection with all ten of her sons and daughters. That is the beauty of Ten Circles Upon the Pond. . . . [She] shows that she is at once so old-fashioned, yet so wise to the world she raised her brood in."--- Frank Deford, NPR Commentator

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