Acts of God Book

When Tess Winterstone returns to her suburban childhood home after almost 30 years to attend a high school reunion, memories flood back, firmly shut doors open, and the betrayal by her father decades earlier comes to rest. Masterfully weaving the complexities of familial love and rosy 1950s suburban life with the dark underside of such a reality, Mary Morris movingly portrays a woman coming to terms with a warm and charming father's duplicity.

USA Today - Diana McKeon Charkalis

High school reunions aren't always easy. Pounds gained and hair lost keep many of us away. But sometimes the invitation can be too compelling to resist. There's the need to find out what happened.

It is this reluctant yearning that sets Acts of God in motion, as Mary Morris artfully draws readers into one woman's return home.

Morris smoothly melds the innocent perspective of a child with that of an analytical adult as she builds suspense. Her restraint as a storyteller is a great strength. The book has a lot of heart, but it moves like a thriller that's hard to put down.