On Witness and Respair: Essays Catherine Saunders His job is to be

His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders

The unique point of view allows each reader to imagine the loss of someone they've loved -- a friend

Lia's not noticing another person's growing crush on HER

Can Leo learn to trust the feelings he can't predict

Cadow’s resonant novel

On Witness and Respair: Essays Catherine Saunders His job is to beThe 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 apparent