The Things I Know Best: A Novel

by Lynne Hinton

Book Overview

The townsfolk in Pleasant Cross, North Carolina, carry a healthy suspicion of the three generations of Ivy women. Each Ivy woman has been blessed with the gift of Knowing, but it's eighteen-year-old... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062517279
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.7" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

I Wasn't Disappointed

This is not the sort of novel I usually read, but I bought it because Malachy McCourt recommended it, and I wasn't disappointed. It is, indeed, a beautifully written, sweet, sad coming-of-age story, with a lot of local color. Thank you, Malachy, for recommending this delightful tale. watziznaym@gmail.com

A special gift sparks changes and tragedy

Lynne Hinton's The Things I Know Best is set in North Carolina, where a home which has housed generations of the Ivy women is affected by a special gift which sparks changes and tragedy. A twin sister's experiences and predictions spark conflict and love.

Give Us More!

I loved this book and can't wait for her next novel! Hinton is becoming one of the fresh new voices of the south.

Another wonder story by Lynne Hinton

I devoured The Things I Know Best in only two days. Lynne Hinton has a gift for taking us into the story and holding us there until the final page. The paper is her canvas and well-chosen words are the medium for guiding us into the settings she creates. She writes simply yet fully. I love her style and her stories. I only wish that there had been a few more chapters to this wonderful novel.