"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I never actually knew you. You died decades before I was born and really not much is known about who you were. But still I feel so immensely for you. Your books have been extremely close to my heart for years now and I cannot thank you enough for being a rock for my thirteen year old self. The way you wrote about isolation, loneliness, and loss of self ironically made me feel less alone growing up. I cannot stress enough what that means to me.
I don’t really know what else to say except for “thank you”.