Molly

A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. Blake Butler has changed the world of language with his mind-melting literary thrillers, and now he brings his abilities to bear on the emotional world.
"Terrifyingly intense and eerily spiritual ...The best book I've read this year."
—LOS ANGELES TIMES
"A powerfully sad book ... Writers are often praised as 'fearless,' but Butler is not. In Molly, he makes fear his companion. That is the only way to write, and to live."
—THE NEW YORKER
"Shattering ... The result is a brutal yet beautiful look at the ravages of mental illness and the complexities of grief."
—PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
"I'm not sure I've ever been so totally consumed by any book—the way I was by Molly."
—INTERVIEW
"The most immediate feeling of life I've ever had reading a book—a life...