In the years it took her to write it, details and ephemera from the era made their way into the book-a sister-in-law who is concerned about the potential toxic effects of antibacterial soap, or rumors of women procuring long-term contraceptives en masse after the 2016 election.Īnd some of those details got cut-like Sean Spicer. But the feeling of liberal dread about the future that dominates her new novel, Weather, had already been occupying Offill well before the beginning of the last presidential election.
“A novel is slow technology, and most things are fast technology these days,” she said in a recent interview. Jenny Offill never really intended to write a book about the present.
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