Praise for Always Gardenia

Always Gardenia

Always Gardenia

“In cheerful, lively prose that pays homage to the novels of Barbara Pym,  Always Gardenia skewers and celebrates middle-aged romance, English department intrigues, competitive mothering, brunch, and drum dancing. Betsy Hanson has a capacious heart:  Her characters maintain their dignity despite the degradations of living beyond the flush of youth, among friends who outdo them but are too kind to say so. Every hurt, tentative pleasure, and human foible sparkles with authorial precision. The laughable is also tender for being absolutely true.” — Kathleen Flenniken, 2012-2014 Washington State Poet Laureate

THE FRIDAY (Wednesday!) FIVE HUNDRED (one thousand!) — A YEAR-END RADISH-BOILING

This week, rather than writing more about my publishing journey, I am sharing a report from December 2007, when my husband and I were in the midst of a six-week sojourn in Kyoto, Japan. I'm posting it today, Wednesday, December 5, because I may not have access to my website admin page on Friday; the … Continue reading THE FRIDAY (Wednesday!) FIVE HUNDRED (one thousand!) — A YEAR-END RADISH-BOILING