New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nan Rossiter's adult fiction is often compared to the work of Nicholas Sparks - especially her first novel, THE GIN & CHOWDER CLUB.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. 'Nostalgic and tender.summons the passion of first love, the pain of first loss, and the unbreakable bonds of family that help us survive both.' -Marie Bostwick, New York Times bestselling author I love this story of faith, love, and the lasting bonds of family.' -Ann Leary, author of Outtakes from a Marriage Not just that her son might break through the wall of silence separating him from the world, but that she too can make a new start amid the places and people that have never left her heart. Yet in the warm, funny relationship that develops between Henry and Linden's menagerie of rescued farm animals, Callie begins to find hope. Linden is stunned that Callie is back-and that she has a son. Even if it means facing Linden Finch, the one she loved and left for reasons she's sure he'll never forgive. Returning to this quiet New Hampshire community seems the best thing to do, for both her father and her son's sake. And Callie is a single mother with a beautiful little boy, Henry, who has just been diagnosed with autism. Her father, once indomitable, is in poor health. But in the years since Callie lived here, almost everything else has changed. The modest ranch house where Callie Wyeth grew up looks just as she remembers it-right down to the well-worn sheets in the linen closet. Nan’s adult fiction is often compared to Nicholas Sparks, Elin Hildebrandt, and Nancy Thayer and has been highly acclaimed by reviewers from Publisher’s Weekly to Booklist.From the author of The Gin & Chowder Club comes an exquisitely heartfelt and uplifting novel that explores the infinite reach of a mother's love-and the gift of second chances. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, and after freelancing for several years, began writing and illustrating children’s books, including RUGBY & ROSIE, winner of Nebraska’s Golden Sower Award, and most recently, THE FO’C’SLE: Henry Beston’s Outermost House. When she was in middle school, Nan moved with her parents to Barkhamsted, Connecticut. Piggle-Wiggle, Pippi-Longstocking, Laura Ingalls, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Harriet the Spy. Some of her favorite characters included Mrs. It was from the shelves of this library that Nan first discovered the magic of books. Some of her earliest memories include riding a green stingray bike-complete with banana seat and sissy bar-to the Pelham Library which, at the time, was a tiny, cave-like space tucked beneath Hutchinson Elementary School.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nan Rossiter grew up in Pelham, New York.

Words Get in the Way by Nan Rossiter