The End by Salvatore Scibona
“Like no other contemporary writer, Salvatore Scibona is heir to Saul Bellow, Graham Greene, and Virginia Woolf, and his masterful novel stands as proof of it. In The End, all the 'beautiful caves' of the characters’ pasts connect, and 'each comes to daylight at the present moment' in ways that leave one touched, surprised, and amazed.” —ZZ Packer
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Confessions of a Former Child: A Therapists's Memoir by Daniel J. Tomasulo
“With tremendous clarity and wisdom, Daniel Tomasulo has crafted a memoir at once heartbreaking and uplifting. Layers of time and memory—childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle age—are so beautifully revealed here, a trenchant reminder that our pasts are alive inside of us. There are psychologists who can write, and writers who can psychologize, but rarely have the two met on the page with such moving, profound results.” —Dani Shapiro
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