Holding Still for as Long as Possible

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What is it like to grow into adulthood with the war on terror, SARS, and Hurricane Katrina as your back-drop? In her robust, elegant novel, Zoe Whittall presents a dazzling and mature portrait of a generation we've rarely seen in literature—the twenty-somethings who grew up on anti-anxiety meds, text-messaging each other truncated emotions, blurring their public and private lives. With this lively work, Whittall proves herself once again to be one of our most talented writers