"Skolkin-Smith (Edges: O Israel, O Palestine) spins a resonant, beautifully told coming-of-age story focusing on feminism, mental health, and grief . With two flawed and complex women coming to full life on the pages, this is an emotional story that is raw and revelatory, digging deep into the complexities these two face within themselves, each other, and in society. Takeaway: A raw and gripping novel of obsession, connection, and a feminist awakening in the 1970s."-- "Publishers Weekly" "Skolkin-Smith's prose is sharp and often surprising."-- "Kirkus Reviews" "What does it mean to be mentored by a genius who it turns out needs you as much as you need her? Skolkin has created an extraordinarily moving new novel, a cinematic page-turner about a young troubled writer's relationship with a literary icon and how they each end up impacting the other. Shimmering with insights about the literary world, creativity, friendship, power, illness, and the cost and fake glitter of fame, Stealing Faith is about what we truly need to become--and to help others become--our truest selves."--Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Cruel Beautiful World.