Stone Creek - advance reading copy

I won't do this often as it's very risky but I am so enthralled with Stone Creek, the forthcoming novel by Victoria Lustbader, that I want you all to know about it. The book doesn't come out until late May -- and I'm only a third of the way through -- but if your reaction is anything like mine and that of the editors at HarperCollins (as recorded in the book's ARC, advance reading copy), you will love this book. Beautifully written, it's a multi-dimensional love story with passionate characters, including a grieving husband with a young child, and a woman who, well, I'm not certain what's ultimately happening with Lily, but she's a keen observer of life, of her husband, of a younger man, of children...I wish I could spend the day reading.

Bravo to Victoria, the first of what I expect will be multiple kudos to the author, whom I met thanks to her talented husband, the writer Eric Van Lustbader.