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Hilary Leichter is the author of the novels Temporary and Terrace Story. She has been a finalist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Prize, and was longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her writing has appeared in n+1, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, and her work in Harper’s Magazine won the 2021 National Magazine Award in Fiction. She teaches at Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Average rating: 3.66 · 10,641 ratings · 2,114 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Temporary 3.75 avg rating — 5,858 ratings — published 2020 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terrace Story 3.56 avg rating — 4,781 ratings — published 2023 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“She noted the fallacy of permanence in a world where everything ends and desire that kind of permanence all the same.”
― Hilary Leichter, Temporary

tags: life, permanence, temporary

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“There is nothing lonelier than lights extinguishing themselves at the end of a long day, no one left to do them the simple kindness of snuffing out.”
― Hilary Leichter, Temporary

tags: loneliness, longing

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“The last time you see someone is never the last time you see them. The empty space a person leave behind retains heat; a retina will preserve a face for later.”
― Hilary Leichter, Temporary

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