Overview

• Published by 4th Estate, the memoir is receiving strong notices from The Guardian and BookPage.
• Reviewers highlight an associative, non-linear structure that probes grief, guilt, and the purpose of writing.
• Toews frames her vocation as a pact with her sister, presenting writing as both compulsion and lifeline.
• The book includes a roughly 30-page run of letters she wrote from Europe in 1982 to her sister Marjorie.
• Critics note recurring motifs and dark humor, underscoring the work’s blend of emotional candor and formal experimentation.