Title: Holding still for as long as possible
Description: In this robust, scruffy, elegantly plotted, and ultimately life-affirming novel, rising star Zoe Whittall presents a dazzling portrait of a generation we’ve rarely seen in literature: the 25-year-olds who grew up on anti-anxiety meds, text-messaging each other truncated emotional reactions, unsure of what’s public and what’s private. 

With this extraordinary novel which offers a thrillingly detailed inside look at the work of paramedics, devastating insight into anxiety disorders, and entertaining celebrity gossip Zoe Whittall fulfills the promise of her acclaimed first novel, Bottle Rocket Hearts, and proves herself as one of our most talented younger writers.
Subjects: Mental health, Young adults, Anxiety disorders, Fiction, LGBTQ novels, Stonewall Book Awards, LGBTQ gender identity, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, American literature, Young adults--fiction, Mental health--fiction, Anxiety disorders--fiction, Pr9199.4.w48 h65 2010, Ps8000, C813/.6
Places: Toronto (Ont.)