Praise for The Deep End of the Ocean

"[A] wrenching first novel, flies in the face of everything movies and your better class of talk shows say about bad things that happen to good people ... wonderfully written."-The New York Times Book Review

"A drama with the tension of a thriller that moves deeply into the emotional territory of family ties." -People

"Take a deep breath. . . . This riveting story won't let you come up for air." -US magazine

"One of the most remarkable things about this rich, moving and altogether stunning first novel is Mitchard's assured command of narrative structure and stylistic resources." -Publishers Weekly