Jean Thompson's latest novel is
The Poet's House
(Coming This Summer from Algonquin Books)
Kirkus Review
STARRED REVIEW
The Poet's House
"In her usual accomplished and sensitive fashion, Thompson invites us into the consciousness of a young woman tentatively entering a whole new world that may give her a clue to who she is meant to be, while at the same time fearing that the enticing, glamorous creatures who live there simply view her as a useful helpmeet. The brilliantly rendered mise-en-scène of quarrelsome, ego-ridden yet touchingly fragile poets and the literary entrepreneurs who circle around them makes a vivid backdrop for this classic coming-of-age tale.
More thoughtful, elegantly written fiction in the classic realist tradition by the gifted Thompson."