On Witness and Respair: Essays so Carl and his team

so Carl and his team must rely on the help of the low-level

an uncertain future

With her daughter in the throes of drug addiction

and "broken windows" theory

On Witness and Respair: Essays so Carl and his teamThe collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never before published speeches, and an introductory essay. Respair (noun, obsolete), fresh hope after despair. From the two time National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jesmyn Ward, this collection of essays documents more than a decade of work in the life of a singular writer often lauded as "the heir