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From the bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins comes a darkly funny, utterly compelling collection of stories about the American family We Live In Water is a world of lost fathers and redemptive con artists, of personal struggles and broken men. In 'Thief', a blue-collar worker turns unlikely detective to find out which of his kids is stealing from the family holiday fund. 'Anything Helps' sees a homeless man try to raise money to buy his son the new Harry Potter book; and in 'Virgo', a newspaper editor attempts to get back at his superstitious ex-girlfriend by screwing with her horoscope. We Live in Water is a wildly original, brilliantly realized contemplation of our times.

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These stories are very, very good. If you like to read, you'll like this book Publishers Weekly A witty and sobering snapshot of recession-era America Kirkus Reviews Wildly entertaining and thought-provoking Booklist A genius of the modern American movement Philadelphia Inquirer

These stories are very, very good. If you like to read, you'll like this book -- Publishers Weekly, starred review A witty and sobering snapshot of recession-era America -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Wildly entertaining and thought-provoking -- Booklist A genius of the modern American movement -- Philadelphia Inquirer

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Jess Walter is the author of six novels, including The Financial Lives of the Poets and The Cold Millions. Beautiful Ruins was a New York Times bestseller, and We Live in Water was one of Barack Obama's books of 2019. Jess Walter lives in Spokane, Washington with his family.

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