Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whittall

Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whittall

A dazzling portrait of twenty-somethings who grew up on text-messaging and the war on terror.

In this robust, elegantly plotted, and ultimately life-affirming novel, Zoe Whittall presents a dazzling portrait of the Millennial Generation -- the twenty-five-year olds who grew up on anti-anxiety meds, text-messaging each other truncated emotional reactions, unsure of what's public and what's private.

Holding Stillexplores an unusual love triangle involving Billy, a former teen idol, now an anxiety-ridden agoraphobic; Josh, a shy transgendered paramedic who travels the city patching up damaged bodies; and Amy, a fashionable filmmaker coping with her first broken heart. With this extraordinary novel, Whittall gives us startlingly real portraits of three unforgettable characters, and proves herself to be one of our most talented writers.

The Greatest Ten Minutes of Your Life and The Emily Valentine Poems are Zoe Whittall's poetry volumes, and her novel Bottle Rocket Hearts was chosen one of the Best Books of 2007 by both the Globe and Mail and Quill & Quire. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.