Mandy Haynes

“What a cast of characters! What a voice! And what insight and empathy into the lives of her diverse characters. I am a huge Mandy Haynes fan. I see in her writing traces of Flannery O’Conner and Alice Munro. Having read both of her short story collections, Walking the Wrong Way Home and Sharp as a Serpent’s Tooth, I find myself thinking of her characters long after closing the book. Most precious to me is Jewel. Check out both books to find out which story I’m talking about and why both Jewel and Mandy have touched my heart.” Debra Thomas, author of Luz

"Reading Mandy Haynes's collection of short stories, Sharp as a Serpent's Tooth, takes me on a journey down red clay backroads to the gothic South where Flannery O'Connor rides shotgun and whispers in my ear. Haynes takes her fiction into a world I love--a South of conmen, snake handlers, and individuals with unsettling courage. She brings fresh insight into characters I've met and places I've visited in real life and in fiction. There's no better journey-highly recommended." USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Haines, 2010 Harper Lee Distinguished Writer Award winner