How to Walk Away (novel)

How to Walk Away
Cover of first edition, cover image: Untitled fresco by George Schneeman
AuthorLisa Birman
GenreLiterary Fiction
PublisherSpuyten Duyvil Press
Publication date
February 1st, 2015
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (softcover)
Pages288
ISBN9781941550021

How to Walk Away is a 2015 novel and the debut novel of Australian novelist Lisa Birman. The work was first published on 1 February 2015 in the United States by Spuyten Duyvil Press. The novel centers on veteran Otis and his wife Cat, a genealogist. How to Walk Away is an exploration of post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsion, body integrity disorder, and the grief of keeping secrets born in war.