The Golden State Contributor(s): Kiesling, Lydia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374164835 ISBN-13: 9780374164836 Publisher: MCD
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2018 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women |
Dewey: 813.6 |
LCCN: 2017057600 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" L (0.92 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Library Journal 07/01/2018 pg. 46 Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2018 Publishers Weekly 07/02/2018 Booklist 08/01/2018 pg. 24 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION 5 UNDER 35 PICK. FINALIST FOR THE VCU CABELL FIRST NOVELIST AWARD. LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION'S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE. Named one of the Best Books of 2018 by NPR, Bookforum and Bustle. One of Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Debut Novels of 2018. An Amazon Best Book of the Month and named a fall read by Buzzfeed, Nylon, Entertainment Weekly, Elle, Vanity Fair, Vulture, Refinery29 and Mind Body GreenA gorgeous, raw debut novel about a young woman braving the ups and downs of motherhood in a fractured America In Lydia Kiesling's razor-sharp debut novel, The Golden State, 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. But 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. Keenly observed, bristling with humor, and set against the beauty of a little-known part of California, The Golden State 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kiesling, Lydia: - Lydia Kiesling is the editor of The Millions. Her debut novel, The Golden State, was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. Her essays and criticism have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, Slate, and The New Yorker online, and have been recognized in The Best American Essays 2016. Kiesling lives in San Francisco with her family. |
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