"All the Acorns on the Forest Floor is a stirring series of stories
interwoven by the common threads of human frailty and the complexities
of relationships. Poignant and poetic, the characters of these stunning
vignettes are guaranteed to haunt and inspire long after the last page
is turned. " -Suzanne Redfearn, bestselling author of In an Instant
" In All the Acorns on the Forest Floor, Kim Hooper delivers an
empathetic, compulsively readable book with a cast of characters you'll
swear you know. With compassion and great heart, Hooper reminds us that
people have histories, and we're all more connected than we think."
-Michelle Gable, New York Times bestselling author of A Paris
Apartment
For many women, becoming a mother is the strongest expression of love
they know. For others, the conscious choice to not have children
empowers them to live their truth. Motherhood looks different for all
women in Kim Hooper's All the Acorns On the Forest Floor.
Alex is pregnant with her second child, fearful because her first
pregnancy ended at 16 weeks. Deb is reckoning with the fact that she was
abandoned as a newborn by her mother. Wendy is wrestling with her early
feelings about having children. These stories are interwoven into the
stories of other women who are intentionally childless, adults reckoning
with adoptions, and unwed women who had to make difficult choices.
This novel-in-stories is designed to tug at the heartstrings but also
provide hope, comfort, and insight into women's experiences with the
narrative of motherhood and society's expectations. We see the women at
their most vulnerable, making decisions that will forever change the
course of their lives. As each character's narrative unfolds, the book
illustrates how small and connected people's lives are; no one's
circumstances are as unique as they feel.
All the Acorns On the Forest Floor is a novel about mothers and
daughters and the sometimes difficult relationships they have with those
closest to them. These are stories of the deep, abiding love mothers and
children have for one another and how fragile those relationships can be
when difficult decisions must be made.
Hooper has created a novel that draws you in and doesn't let go until
the last page. Readers will be anxious to discover how these women's
stories are intertwined and inspired by the strength each character
shows as they plunge into the world of motherhood, no matter what that
world looks like.
Readers of Celeste Ng and Liane Moriarty will love All the Acorns On
the Forest Floor. The stories' depth invites us all into the worlds of
these women and shows us that we are all connected, whether we're
mothers or not.
