Keeper and Kid is the story of what happens when a thirty-something guy, happily living his patched-together life in Providence, is yanked through the portal of parenthood and his world very nearly falls apart in the process.
Praise:
“Ed Hardy’s voice in Keeper and Kid grabs you and won’t let you go until the very last page. Full of local color, bittersweet characters and a story we can all relate to--the day your past arrives on the doorstep of your present life. Keeper and Kid is a marvel. I dare you. Open this book and try to put it down.” - Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle
“A rambunctious story that portrays the graceless experience of child-rearing with honesty and good humor.” - Kirkus Reviews
“Ed Hardy has written a novel that is at once immensely engaging and about the things that matter most: how we love, how we move on, how the past moves with us. Fathers, sons, lovers, ex-lovers, runaway dogs and cats; they’re all here, and when you least expect them. Keeper and Kid is a lovely, wise and surprising book.” - Elizabeth Graver, author of Kantika
“A wonderful journey of thoughtful, reluctant fatherhood. Highly recommended.” - Library Journal
Geyser Life tells the story of Nate and Sarah Scales, siblings who barely get along, but who head west from Boston as they to track down their estranged father who has escaped from a nursing home.
Praise:
“A quirky family psychodrama... The siblings’ jousting finally gives way in a surprisingly well-nuanced climax. Wickedly amusing.” - Scott Veale, The New York Times Book Review
“Geyser Life bubbles with nuanced characters, familial mystery and offbeat charm. A first-rate debut.” -Thomas Mallon, author of Dewey Defeats Truman
“This charming first novel by a widely published short story writer is a poignant - and at times wildly comic - exploration of the true meaning of ‘family values.’ A moving, intelligent tale of lost memory, reconciliation and the power of love. Recommended.” - Library Journal
“America’s vast and varied landscape brings a dysfunctional family’s seemingly insurmountable problem and divisions into startlingly new perspective in this quirky, funny and insightful first novel.” - Publishers Weekly
