A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch-Used Brenda Janowitz She needs an assistant

She needs an assistant

Written in alternating perspectives between Alex

Keely Green always dreamed of leaving the beautiful shores of Nantucket to become a writer

and not even of the house itself

even waking outside her home

A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch-Used Brenda Janowitz She needs an assistantA wry and bold debut novel, which is at once an irresistible catastrophe waiting to happen and an unflinching exploration of how we narrate the stories of our lives, as an aspiring novelist finds herself stalkingand writing abouther boyfriends ex girlfriend. I cant help but compare our worth as writers, as lovers, as women. Is anything solely mine, or will I always dwell in someone elses shadow? Twenty four year old bookseller and New Yorker Naomi