“Lovely…snapshots of women which…allow us to see their lives unfold as if we’re leafing through a photoalbum.” — Laura Zigman, author of Animal Husbandry and Her
“Reading The Girls’ Almanac is like going on an exotic trip with your dearest friends.” — Lisa Tucker, author of The Song Reader and Shout Down the Moon
“Unnervingly perceptive and moving…Franklin has a remarkable talent for diving to the heart of things.” — Lewis Robinson, Whiting Award author of Officer Friendly and Other Stories
“Emily Franklin writes beautifully of the essential, pivotal moments in women’s lives.” — Heidi Jon Schmidt, author of The Rose Thieves, Darling? and The Bride of Catastrophe
“After I finished these stories, I found myself missing the women who populated them. They’d come to feel like closegirlfriends.” — Judith Claire Mitchell, author of The Last Day of the War
“Emily Franklin’s stories…and her great attention to detail seems an intricate form of nostalgia.” — Lily King, author of The Pleasing Hour