{"product_id":"florida-paperback-2","title":"Florida - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Groff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe universally-acclaimed return of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFates and Furies, Matrix, \u003c\/i\u003eand the highly-anticipated \u003ci\u003eThe Vaster Wilds\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Lauren Groff's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethe hot sun shines, but a wild darkness lurks. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a \"superlative\" book (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \"gorgeously weird and limber\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), \"frequently funny\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), \"brooding, inventive and often moving\" (NPR Fresh Air) -- as Groff is recognized as \"Florida's unofficial poet laureate, as Joan Didion was for California.\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Groff's gifts as a writer just keep soaring higher and higher.\" \u003ci\u003e- NPR's Fresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her thrilling new book, Lauren Groff brings the reader into a physical world that is at once domestic and wild--a place where the hazards of the natural world lie waiting to pounce, yet the greatest threats and mysteries are still of an emotional, psychological nature. A family retreat can be derailed by a prowling panther, or by a sexual secret. Among those navigating this place are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple, a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable, recurring character--a steely and conflicted wife and mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, but Florida--its landscape, climate, history, and state of mind--becomes its gravitational center: an energy, a mood, as much as a place of residence. Groff transports the reader, then jolts us alert with a crackle of wit, a wave of sadness, a flash of cruelty, as she writes about loneliness, rage, family, and the passage of time. With shocking accuracy and effect, she pinpoints the moments and decisions and connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury--the moments that make us alive. Startling, precise, and affecting, \u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent achievement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauren Groff is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of three novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Monsters of Templeton\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Arcadia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFates and Furies\u003c\/i\u003e, and the celebrated short story collection \u003ci\u003eDelicate Edible Birds\u003c\/i\u003e. She has won the PEN\/O. Henry Award, and been a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, along with several \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies, and she was named one of Granta's 2017 Best Young American Novelists. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, with her husband and sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771027816736,"sku":"9781594634529","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/be2320be864ccdd8d64f1b3fe8cc30f4.webp?v=1780382060","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/florida-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}