Audiobook

Whither

Dawn Powell

At long last, Zoe Bourne is moving. For years, she has yearned to leave her stifling, small hometown of Albon, and become a writer in Manhattan. She arrives in the city with the optimism of youth, and she’s greeted with a collective, acerbic shrug. Zoe soon learns she will need to fight harder than she ever imagined to carve out the literary niche she's been dreaming of. Otherwise, she faces the prospect of drudgery just as dull and uninspiring as her life in Albon had been.

Dawn Powell's debut novel crackles with the keenly-observed wit of her later work. Though she came to distance herself from this early effort, "Whither" is an important document in the development of her style, and it’s filled with comedic moments that will delight and entertain her admirers. - Summary by Jake Folsom