{"product_id":"the-golden-state-paperback","title":"The Golden State - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLydia Kiesling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION 5 UNDER 35 PICK. FINALIST FOR THE VCU CABELL FIRST NOVELIST AWARD. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION'S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the Best Books of 2018 by NPR, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e. One of \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Debut Novels of 2018. An Amazon Best Book of the Month and named a fall read by \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed, Nylon, Entertainment Weekly, Elle, Vanity Fair, Vulture, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMind Body Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gorgeous, raw debut novel about a young woman braving the ups and downs of motherhood in a fractured America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Lydia Kiesling's razor-sharp debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden State\u003c\/i\u003e, we accompany Daphne, a young mother on the edge of a breakdown, as she flees her sensible but strained life in San Francisco for the high desert of Altavista with her toddler, Honey. Bucking under the weight of being a single parent--her Turkish husband is unable to return to the United States because of a \"processing error\"--Daphne takes refuge in a mobile home left to her by her grandparents in hopes that the quiet will bring clarity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut clarity proves elusive. Over the next ten days Daphne is anxious, she behaves a little erratically, she drinks too much. She wanders the town looking for anyone and anything to punctuate the long hours alone with the baby. Among others, she meets Cindy, a neighbor who is active in a secessionist movement, and befriends the elderly Alice, who has traveled to Altavista as she approaches the end of her life. When her relationships with these women culminate in a dangerous standoff, Daphne must reconcile her inner narrative with the reality of a deeply divided world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeenly observed, bristling with humor, and set against the beauty of a little-known part of California, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden State\u003c\/i\u003e is about class and cultural breakdowns, and desperate attempts to bridge old and new worlds. But more than anything, it is about motherhood: its voracious worry, frequent tedium, and enthralling, wondrous love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLydia Kiesling\u003c\/b\u003e's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden State\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Prize and longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. Her essays and criticism have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e online, and have been recognized in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays 2016\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2018 the was named a 5 Under 35 by the National Book Foundation. Kiesling lives in Portland with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772565913888,"sku":"9781250238115","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/746eaa2a5c71440c13d980e5a2c92786.webp?v=1780408646","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-golden-state-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}