Stay and Fight, Madeline Ffitch"Like Bastard Out of Carolina, ffitch's electrifying debut novel is a paean to independence and a protest against the materialism of our age." O: The Oprah Magazine "Delightfully raucous." Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal Helen arrives in Appalachian Ohio full of love and her boyfriends ideas for living off the land. Too soon, with winter coming, he calls it quits. Helped by Rudyher government questioning, wisdom spouting, seasonal affective

when she first started teaching at the University of Tehran amid the swirl of protests and demonstrations

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it is “an astonishing work of literary reportage” (The Atlantic) that introduces us to three unforgettable women—and one remarkable writer—whose experiences remind us that we are not alone

collapsed on a gym floor

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This was a life that saw his country exploited under colonial rule

individual muscles showing their attachments on the skeleton

Disguising her identity

only to realize she’s found a link to the unsolved “apothecary murders” that haunted London over two centuries ago

With his stethoscope now hung up

air conditioners

It sets aside all the propaganda that has accrued over the sixty-six years since his death