You’re in the hands of genius when a tiny novel of 198 pages can convey two entire lives.

Having risen above her upbringing of abject poverty, Lucy Barton is visited in the hospital by her estranged mother. What follows is a treatise on class and a deep and troubling coming together.

Nearly as brief and as powerful, Anything is Possible returns to the small town where Lucy Barton grew up. We see her, scattered among stories, that continue the theme of class and poverty among the dense lives of the people Lucy knew.

These two books are amazing work. Amazing.

Now onto her newest title: Olive, Again. May she never quit writing!