<P>"Joyce Maynard is in top-notch form with Labor Day. Simply a novel you cannot miss."<P>--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Keeping Faith<P>"Maynard has created an ensemble of characters that will sneak into your heart, and warm it while it breaks."<P>--St. Petersburg Times<P>Joyce Maynard, acclaimed author of At Home in the World, is back with Labor Day. The unforgettable story of a mother and son forever changed during a long summer weekend when a mysterious man comes into their lives. Labor Day is "a sexy, page turning, poignant story" (Jane Hamilton, author of A Map of the World) that "affirms Maynard's reputation as a master storyteller and shows her to be a passionate humanist with a gifted ear and heart" (People)