by Jenny Offill
First published 2020
When a freak storm ravages her town, a woman named Lizzie must confront the precariousness of her own life. Trapped in her home with her young daughter, Lizzie grapples with her estranged husband's absence and the eerie unfolding of the tempest outside. As the night wears on and the flood waters rise, Lizzie is forced to reckon with her past choices and the fragility of the family she once knew. In this taut, atmospheric novel, Jenny Offill explores the ways in which our lives can be undone by the awesome power of nature.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, intimate
Setting: Town
Period: Contemporary
224 pages · ebook · Alfred A. Knopf