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Advance Praise for The Mere Weight of Words:

Carissa Halston’s deeply felt tale of fathers and daughters brings us up against the limits of language. Halston’s tough-minded tenderness is sharp-tongued and subtle and the svelte vigor of her prose is sure to move her readers to countless moments of recognition and ahas.
— Askold Melnyczuk, author of What is Told, Ambassador of the Dead, and The House of Widows

The Mere Weight of Words is a sharp, smart novella about the difficulty of reinventing a career, a relationship, a family, a life. Read this book for its elegant, intelligent language, and its insights that aren't always comforting, but are always true.
— Karl Iagnemma, author of On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction and The Expeditions

The Mere Weight of Words paints a moving, insightful portrait of a difficult relationship between a father and daughter. It sheds light on what it means to be a child, even in adulthood, and tellingly reveals the vulnerabilities of its guarded protagonist. It also happens to be as funny as it is profound.
— John Fulton, author of The Animal Girl