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It is the quality of Jenny Offill's writing, the punch of a sentence, seemingly so sparse but brilliant in its brevity. Lizzie is a mother, a librarian, former grad student, and a wife living in Brooklyn. She is always on call to help her recovering-addict brother or mother as well as signing on to help her mentor, Sylvia, with the overflow of correspondence related to her famous podcast, "Hell and High Water.' Her station in life allows her to inhabit the position of her other calling -- a fake therapist. Dazzling and unforgettable, Jenny Offill is writing my favorite types of books to read these days.