The back-of-the-jacket blurb says "Jason Fitger is a beleaguered professor of creative writing ... his life ... is revealed in series of hilarious letters of recommendation ... each one of which is a small masterpiece of high dudgeon, low spirits and passive-aggressive strategies."
But all you really need to know is that, amidst the tragedy and angst of the last week or so, this is just exactly the book you need to read.
