"Lauren Francis-Sharma''s talent shines." -- USA Today "Marcia''s story, told lovingly in this, Francis-Sharma''s debut novel, is as universally touching as it is original." -- The New York Times (Sunday Book Review Shortlist) "You''ll hear the calypso music in this vivid debut about a spirited seamstress and devoted mother with a family secret." -- People "Have you ever met a family whose every tear, every triumph, every heartbreak made your heart leap? I could not put this book down. An unforgettable journey." -- Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of the New York Times bestseller Wench "Lauren Francis-Sharma is a true story-teller. ''Til the Well Runs Dry burns through its telling like the best gossip, but has the controlled mystery of a fairytale. This narrative is surprising, winding and always gratifying.
" -- Tiphanie Yanique, author of Land of Love and Drowning " ''Til The Well Runs Dry is unforgettable. Like the best poetry, it has all the high notes: a beautiful girl, a spell that leads to love and death, and a terrible secret -- in language pierced with the cries and colors of the West Indies. But this is not just a story; it''s the author''s retelling of her own origins. Sweet, brutal, and unsparing, this is Lauren Francis-Sharma''s first book, yet she commands the page." -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Deep End of the Ocean "An evocative and emotionally resonant family saga with one of the most compelling heroines I''ve met in a long time. A story of love, loss, and triumph set in a world of secret and moral consequence. Like the Obeah woman in her story, Lauren Francis-Sharma has cast a spell that refuses to release me. I won''t forget this story or the voice of this wonderful new writer any time soon.
" -- Brunonia Barry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader "''Alone, I sat on the sand and took in the beauty of my grandmother''s land'' was the reason Lauren Francis-Sharma gave for writing her remarkable debut ''Til The Well Runs Dry . I was swept away by this thunderous, witty, and deeply soulful novel about family, Trinidad, secrets, porch sitters, dirt roads and passion. And so satisfying, like the first time I read my aunt''s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God ." -- Lucy Anne Hurston "A first novel, yes. But balanced with experiences, imagery, and characters that linger on the flesh. Eyes. In the heart. And as I read the last paragraph and closed the book, I knew that I had experienced an amazing journey of light.
Thank you my dear sister for this wonderful book." -- Sonia Sanchez, poet and writer "I devoured ''Til the Well Runs Dry in three short nights. I couldn''t wait to get back to the stories and the characters who I almost didn''t want to be fiction, because I cared so much about their ever-after. I found Lauren Francis-Sharma''s world, so familiar to me, a place with hidden corners hiding deep secrets I couldn''t wait to unravel and then to have my breath pause as they revealed themselves in ways I couldn''t imagine. Her story might be about a girl from Blanchisseuse, but above that it is an extraordinary story about a misunderstood girl who knows how to stand her ground." -- Victoria Brown, author of Minding Ben "With an intense voice, Lauren Francis-Sharma draws us into old Trinidad, weaving a classic immigrant''s tale, punctuated with the heady scents and rhythms of a bygone time, carrying us to the new world." -- Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, author of A Tiger in the Kitchen "Lauren Francis-Sharma''s debut novel, ''Til the Well Runs Dry , illuminates a complex and beautiful Trinidad. [And the high notes: a beautiful girl, a spell that leads to love and death, and a terrible secret -- in language pierced with the cries and colors of the West Indies.
But this is not just a story; it''s the author''s retelling of her own origins. Sweet, brutal, and unsparing, this is Lauren Francis-Sharma''s first book, yet she commands the page." -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Deep End of the Ocean "An evocative and emotionally resonant family saga with one of the most compelling heroines I''ve met in a long time. A story of love, the high notes: a beautiful girl, a spell that leads to love and death, and a terrible secret -- in language pierced with the cries and colors of the West Indies. But this is not just a story; it''s the author''s retelling of her own origins. Sweet, brutal, and unsparing, this is Lauren Francis-Sharma''s first book, yet she commands the page." -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Deep End of the Ocean "An evocative and emotionally resonant family saga with one of the most compelling heroines I''ve met in a long time. A story of love, loss, and triumph set in a world of secret and moral consequence.
Like the Obeah woman in her story, Lauren Francis-Sharma has cast a spell that refuses to release me. I won''t forget this story or the voice of this wonderful new writer any time soon." -- Brunonia Barry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader "''Alone, I sat on the sand and took in the beauty of my grandmother''s land'' was the reason Lauren Francis-Sharma gave for writing her remarkable debut ''Til The Well Runs Dry . I was swept away by this thunderous, witty, and deeply soulful novel about family, Trinidad, secrets, porch sitters, dirt roads and passion. And so satisfying, like the first time I read my aunt''s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God ." -- Lucy Anne Hurston "A first novel, yes. But balanced with experiences, imagery, and characters that linger on the flesh. Eyes.
In the heart. And as I read the last paragraph and closed the book, I knew that I had experienced an amazing journey of light. Thank you my dear sister for this wonderful book." -- Sonia Sanchez, poet and writer "I devoured ''Til the Well Runs Dry in three short nights. I couldn''t wait to get back to the stories and the characters who I almost didn''t want to be fiction, because I cared so much about their ever-after. I found Lauren Francis-Sharma''s world, so familiar to me, a place with hidden corners hiding deep secrets I couldn''t wait to unravel and then to have my breath pause as they revealed themselves in ways I couldn''t imagine. Her story might be about a girl from Blanchisseuse, but above that it is an extraordinary story about a misunderstood girl who knows how to stand her ground." -- Victoria Brown, author of Minding Ben "With an intense voice, Lauren Francis-Sharma draws us into old Trinidad, weaving a classic immigrant''s tale, punctuated with the heady scents and rhythms of a bygone time, carrying us to the new world.
" -- Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, author of A Tiger in the Kitchen "Lauren Francis-Sharma''s debut novel, ''Til the Well Runs Dry , illuminates a complex and beautiful Trinidad. [And the high notes: a beautiful girl, a spell that leads to love and death, and a terrible secret -- in language pierced with the cries and colors of the West Indies. But this is not just a story; it''s the author''s retelling of her own origins. Sweet, brutal, and unsparing, this is Lauren Francis-Sharma''s first book, yet she commands the page." -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Deep End of the Ocean "An evocative and emotionally resonant family saga with one of the most compelling heroines I''ve met in a long time. A story of love,is-Sharma gave for writing her remarkable debut ''Til The Well Runs Dry . I was swept away by this thunderous, witty, and deeply soulful novel about family, Trinidad, secrets, porch sitters, dirt roads and passion. And so satisfying, like the first time I read my aunt''s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God .
" -- Lucy Anne Hurston "A first novel, yes. But balanced with experiences, imagery, and characters that linger on the flesh. Eyes. In the heart. And as I read the last paragraph and closed the book, I knew that I had experienced an amazing journey of light. Thank you my dear sister for this wonderful book." -- Sonia Sanchez, poet and writer "I devoured ''Til the Well Runs Dry in three short nights. I couldn''t wait to get back to the stories and the characters who I almost didn''t want to be fiction, because I cared so much about their ever-after.
I found Lauren Francis-Sharma''s world, so familiar to me, a place with hidden corners hiding deep secrets I couldn''t wait to unravel and then to have my breath pause as they revealed themselves in ways I couldn''t imagine. Her story might be about a girl from Blanchisseuse, but above that it is an extraordinary story about a misunderstood girl who knows how to stand her ground." -- Victoria Brown, author of Minding Ben "With an intense voice, Lauren Francis-Sharma draws us into old Trinidad, weaving a classic immigrant''s tale, punctuated with the heady scents and rhythms of a bygone time, carrying us to the new world." -- Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, author of A Tiger in the Kitchen "Lauren Francis-Sharma''s debut novel, ''Til the Well Runs Dry , illuminates a complex and beautiful Trinidad. [And the high notes: a beautiful girl, a spell that leads to love and death, and a terrible secret -- in language pierced with the cries and colors of the West Indies. But this is not just a story; it''s the author''s retelling of her own origins. Sweet, brutal, and unsparing, this is Lauren Francis-Sharma''s first book, yet she commands the page." -- Jacquelyn Mitcha.