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Press

Washington Independent

“The beautifully written The Precious Jules forces readers to consider the burden of secrets, the consequences of actions, and the line between what one person wants but another truly needs."

Shelf Awareness

"The Precious Jules by Shawn Nocher (A Hand to Hold in Deep Water) is an engrossing, character-rich drama…"

Chic Lit Central

“This novel is an incredibly moving, thoughtful work that will appeal to fans of Jodi Picoult and Kelly Rimmer. Told from the third-person points of view of Hillary, all the children minus Ella, and Lynetta, readers will identify with every character.”

Foreword

A Maryland family navigates the return of their institutionalized daughter in The Precious Jules, Shawn Nocher’s contemplative novel about duty, love, and sibling fears...

New York Journal of Books

There’s a wonderful sense of place in A Hand to Hold in Deep Water, the muddy shore of a small, tourist-and-fishing island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The chores and smells of a onetime dairy farm in rural Maryland...
Interviews

Writer's Digest

Author Shawn Nocher discusses how thinking deeply about her characters lead her to a breakthrough when crafting her debut novel A Hand to Hold in Deep Water.

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SmokeLong Quarterly

Smoke and Mirrors with Shawn Nocher

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Baltimore Fishbowl

Baltimore Family Secrets: Q&A with Author Shawn Nocher

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Literary Mama

Where Are They Now? An Interview with Literary Mama Contributor Shawn Nocher

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Kirkus Reviews

A devastating family drama driven by engrossing and believable characters.

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The Forge Literary Magazine

Author Interview: Shawn Nocher

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WYPR's On The Record

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