Praise for To the New Owners:
“[An] evocative memoir . . . Blais comes to her subject with two major advantages: She’s a deft and witty Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist, and her husband’s parents were wellconnected powerhouses . . . To the New Owners sparkles when Blais focuses on her family’s frequently funny experiences . . . Blais pointedly showcases the simpler, more modest and, alas, rapidly disappearing old Vineyard she loves. Unfortunately, the changes she mourns are happening everywhere. Which makes records like this all the more valuable.”—Washington Post
“For anyone who has ever been curious about life on the Vineyard, or fantasized about settling in, Blais offers a diverting portrait . . . Blais has stitched together [the memoir] from the writings and stories of others, as well as her own wistful, often wry observations . . . Throughout, Blais exhibits a veteran reporter’s instinct for evenhandedness.”—Boston Globe
“A bittersweet ode to a Martha’s Vineyard home . . . The chapter on formidable Vineyard doyenne and Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham is the most charming in the book, positively luminous with nostalgic affection. And the broader canvas of Vineyard life—the shops, the storms, the wry local humor—is painted with exactly the kind of skill and evocation readers would expect from the author of the bestselling In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle.”—Christian Science Monitor
“Blais writes with eye, mind, and heart in equal measure. I laughed aloud, teared up at least once a chapter, and sighed with recognition throughout. Coming to the end was as bittersweet as Labor Day.”—George Howe Colt, author of The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home
“Madeleine Blais knows the secret of a superb memoir: a wry sense of humor and an honest sense of gratitude leaven the inevitable pain of To the New Owners. Anyone who has lived in a house and had to leave it will laugh and be moved by this brilliantly written book.”—Anita Shreve, author of The Stars Are Fire
Praise for In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle:
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
“Beautifully written . . . a celebration of girls and athletics.”—USA Today
“Joyful . . . The reader gets a real sense of these girls and their dreams.”—New York Times Book Review
“Tender and upbeat . . . Wonderfully wry . . . A delight to read.”—Philadelphia Inquirer
“Flows like a novel . . . These basketball players show us what women can do when they work together as a team.”—Atlanta Constitution
“Engrossing . . . Better than the best pep talk, this book will kindle your pride in your own unique, feminine strength.”—New Woman
