“It was the yearning she related to. Shriver seemed to understand the specific human pain of wanting and pushing away at the same time. It left her with a gorgeous ache, and when she turned the last page of the book and closed the cover, Norah's connection to the writer felt absolute. It was a breathless, consuming rapture....” FeelingsReadingUnderstandingFictionHuman NatureBooksConnectionPenguin BooksDorothy Parker Drank HereEllen MeisterHuman PainPutnam Books Book:Dorothy Parker Drank Here Source: Dorothy Parker Drank Here