First published 2008
Young misfits navigate their confusion while gay couples face new uncertainties. Dissatisfied women question their choices as schizophrenic sisters wrestle with reality. Ailing grandmothers watch their families fracture while misunderstood children retreat into themselves. Each character balances precariously between madness and normalcy in post-9/11 America. Eisenberg examines their responses with sharp wit and humor, dissecting the psychology behind every reaction. She opens pathways into human consciousness with precise detail and clear vision. The existential anxiety that grips these protagonists mirrors our own fears and compulsions. Their nervous habits and deepest terrors become recognizable reflections of universal human experience.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: America
Period: Post-9/11
224 pages · Paperback · Alet Edizioni
Content warnings: mental-illness