Halle Butler's protagonists, like Megan and Millie, navigate disdain for their unfulfilling jobs and maintain an anxiously agreeable veneer, yet their efforts are not rewarded with advancement, mirroring the lives they scorn.
In Butler's third novel, the central character Moddie at Jillian's age rejects societal obligations, breaking away from relationships and a fulfilling job, moving back to her hometown, showcasing Butler's virtuosic prose mixing deadpan summaries with hyper-articulate observations.
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