Barbara Monier

Perfectly Hugo is a gently provocative and emotionally layered novel that explores the boundaries of love, memory, and identity in an age of advancing technology. Enid and Hugo built a life together—full of quiet joys, deep conversations, and unshakable devotion.

An unexpected—and unrecognized—visitor attends veteran writer Esmé’s reading and brings events of 40 years past squarely into her present. Struggling with writer’s block and uncertain about a future with her romantic partner, Esmé undertakes a journey through her own history....

In Pushing the River, Barbara Monier’s third novel, a family crisis erupts when a 15-year-old becomes pregnant and decides to keep the baby. Madeline describes her house as an empty shell inhabited by ghosts. She has been living alone for years....

Why has Mazie returned to her old farm — her family’s summer home and a pivotal refuge throughout her life? While there, Mazie meets and befriends an elderly woman....