Critical Praise

"A riveting tale of love and betrayal."

——Lee Smith

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

——Alistair MacLeod

"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