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“A love letter to the weirdness and difficulties of children and of parenting, with or without spontaneous human combustion. . .With an easy, engaging voice, cynical and funny without being caustic. Like the author’s The Family Fang, this is another story of a family that is as delightfully bizarre as it is heartfelt and true.” - Library Journal

From the bestselling author, a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning when she begins caring for two children with a remarkable ability. The protagonists, Lillian and Madison, were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal and they’ve barely spoken since. Until now, when Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help. A best book of the Year by NY Times, the Wash Post, People, Entertainment Weekly, TIME, The A.V. Club, Buzzfeed, and PopSugar.

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Book discussion of Kevin Wilson's novel about caregiving and unusual friendship; for fans of literary family drama; outcome: reflect on resilience.

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