Last Things
Eight-year-old Grace is pulled between a mother who believes in monsters and a father who believes in science.
Jenny Offill’s debut novel, from 1999, was a New York Times Notable Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times First Book Award. Grace’s mother tells her a monster lives in the nearby lake and teaches her about African hyena men who devour their wives in their sleep. Her father, a dedicated scientist, explains the Big Bang. Grace’s world, spun from fact and fiction, slowly unravels.
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