“This is a truly special book, one that captured my heart from the very first line. The Astonishing Thing feels like a bit of a miracle and we all could use a miracle.”
“A unique and poignant tale of a family’s struggle as witnessed by someone who sees everything...a triumphant debut for Sandi Ward.”
Sandi Ward grew up in Manchester-By-The-Sea, Massachusetts. She went to Tufts University, and then received her MA in Creative Writing at New York University, where she studied with E.L. Doctorow. She now lives on the Jersey Shore with her husband, teenagers, dog and a big black cat named Winnie.
Sandi is a medical writer at an ad agency in New Jersey, specializing in psychiatry and pain management.
