We live in an era that believes in the idea of rehabilitation and
counts on the possibility of redemption. The thing is, not everyone gets
better and even those who find salvation often leave a wake of
destruction behind them.
In the follow-up to her acclaimed debut, A Mouthful of Air, which drew
comparisons from critics to The Bell Jar and The Awakening, Amy
Koppelman delivers an unrestrained statement on the modern suburban
woman.
Laney Brooks acts out. Married with kids, she takes the drugs she wants,
sleeps with the men she wants, and disappears when she wants. Lurking
beneath Laney's composed surface is the impulse to follow in the
footsteps of her father, to leave and topple her family's balance in the
process.