"Like any good fairy tale told over a steaming cup of chamomile tea by a winter fire, this short book delights with dark woods, perilous quests, animal familiars, and kindly strangers, but its simplicity is deceptive, and it soon weaves into a gentle meditation on worlds Old and New, on losses big and small, and on the gift of human connection, both familial and fleeting. One of the most moving stories I have read in recent years." 
—Olga Grushin, author of The Charmed Wife and Forty Rooms

Set in 1901, The Atlas of Remedies tells the story of two journeys: that of a young mother crossing lower Manhattan to buy chamomile flowers for tea to cure an ailing cousin, and that of her two children traveling through Eastern Europe to reach Hamburg and sail to America for a desperately-sought reunion.

“This propulsive, cross-continental adventure story about the boundlessness of familial love beguiles and surprises. Paul Jaskunas’s writing is gorgeous and precise, and his affection for these characters illuminates every page. The Atlas of Remedies is a dazzling accomplishment. ”
—Michelle Ross, author of Shapeshifting

A deeply moving and tense look into the lives of immigrants in America and Europe at the dawn of the twentieth century. Jaskunas gives us a heartbreaking, exhilarating story of two countries and one divided family. Written with acute observation, this is a beautifully told tale of separation, hardship, and longing that will move and enthrall. I loved these people and never wanted to leave them.”
—Edward Carey, author of Little and The Swallowed Man

“Jaskunas reminds us that immigration stories, like those of our own families, are important tales with common cause to collectively weave our threads into the larger cloth, the greater American story. Add this one to the list for your book club.”
—Robert Miltner, author of Orpheus & Echo and Ohio Apertures

“The characters that populate this touching work are not merely believable, they are fully alive and breathing. Jaskunas allows us to see the world through their eyes, to inhabit their questions, to hold their beliefs, to struggle with their doubts and in doing so, to learn new things about ourselves and our places.”

—Peter Lilly, writing for Fare Forward (full review)