Critical Praise for Wish You Well

"UTTERLY CAPTIVATING… what the novel offers above all is bone-deep emotional truth… Baldacci triumphs with his best novel yet… Its myriad characters - each… as real as readers' own kin - grapple not just with issues of life and death but with the sufferings and joys of daily existence in a setting detailed with finely attuned attention and a warm sense of wonder. This novel has a huge heart."
- Publisher's Weekly (starred review)

"REALISTIC AND READABLE… Baldacci's fans will enjoy this entertaining detour into his past."
- Washington Post Book World

"SUCCEEDS AS A DEPARTURE FOR BALDACCI… a tender… inspirational story… some wonderfully lyric prose."
- Denver Post

"BALDACCI INTERTWINES HEARTBREAK AND WRY HUMOR to take readers on a roller coaster ride that's nearly impossible to abandon for even a moment."
- Oakland Press

"A MOVING STORY… the focus is on young people, and the message about love is heartening."
- Booklist

"THE LEGAL TURNS ARE CLEVER… abounds with affection for the state he makes his home."
- USA Today

"THERE IS WISDOM APLENTY in this homespun tale with its gritty action and authentic slices of rustic life."
- Virginian-Pilot

"A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN TALE."
- Wichita Falls Times Record News (TX)

"READERS WILL KEEP TURNING PAGES OF THIS DELIGHTFUL TALE."
- Orlando Sentinel

"BALDACCI PROVES HE CAN WRITE IN ANY GENRE with this wonderful book… a moving story… a must-read."
- Southern Pines Pilot (NC)

"AN EXCITING AND ENGROSSING STORY… a fine… rewarding book."
- Mansfield News Journal (OH)

"AFFECTING…. [The] richly textured setting of southwestern Virginia in the 1940's draws on the reminiscences of Baldacci's mother and grandmother…. Readers of historical fiction will welcome his debut in the genre."
- Library Journal

"KNOT-TIGHT, DRIVEN, AND, IN THE END, AN UPLIFTING GOSPEL that speaks to the strength of family bonds, Wish You Well adds a new dimension to Baldacci the writer and to the code of Appalachia-inspired artistry…. The ending is pure Baldacci, uncertain until the last page."
- Richmond Times-Dispatch