In Jenny Offill's remarkable first novel, 'Last Things,' 7-year-old Grace Davitt watches her mother, Anna, descend into madness and tries to make sense of the claustrophobic world that Anna has created for her.
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They feel that the novel is entirely ... TOM STOPPARD Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH Don't have to see," the pilot grunted. "Olga knows the way." "Funny name for an aircraft... GORDON KORMAN I'm rereading Jenny Offill's 'Dept. of Speculation.' I love it, and she's just a... BILL CLEGG Brooke Shields has been a child star and has grown into an incredible actress. She is very accomplis... SAMMI HANRATTY That high pitch scream emitted by Rose made me wince! Her ear bursting howls would stun me into sile... STEPHEN RICHARDS 'The September Issue' is really a film about Anna Wintour's relationship with long time ... R. J. CUTLER Also, this is what a pregnant Busy Philipps does in her free time, I'm taking master fondant cak... BUSY PHILIPPS There's a definition of narcissism that when a parent is narcissistic, instead of the child seei... SUSAN SULLIVAN I knew Marilyn over a two-year period. I met her first on a movie called 'Let's Make Love.... 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FLORIDA SCOTT-MAXWELL No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. FLORIDA SCOTT-MAXWELL No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. FLORIDA SCOTT MAXWELL Heath Ledger's recent death, like that of River Phoenix, was handled with great care by the pres... THERESA REBECK Anna is capable of getting big hits and we are going to start using her more. BRAD HORKY To be able to help a 13-year-old kid from the Bronx follow her dreams just by letting her know she... ALICIA KEYS Anna: "I'm a just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her" NOTTING HILL I'm Anna Paquin. I'm bisexual and I give a damn. ANNA PAQUIN I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean ... RICK RIORDAN The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. Th... R. J. 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