California: A Novel

Synopsis

The highly acclaimed, instant New York Times bestseller that 'shows the moment-by-moment reality of a painful possible future, the price we may have to pay for our passionate devotion to all of the wrong things' San Francisco Chronicle The sunshine state lies in darkness.Los Angeles is in ruins, left to the angels now.And the world Cal and Frida have always known is gone.Cal and Frida have left the crumbling city of Los Angeles far behind them. They now live in a shack in the wilderness, working side-by-side to make their days tolerable despite the isolation and hardships they face. Consumed by fear of the future and mourning for a past they can't reclaim, they seek comfort and solace in one other. But the tentative existence they've built for themselves is thrown into doubt when Frida finds out she's pregnant. Terrified of the unknown but unsure of their ability to raise a child alone, Cal and Frida set out for the nearest settlement, a guarded and paranoid community with dark secrets. These people can offer them security, but Cal and Frida soon realise this community poses its own dangers. In this unfamiliar world, where everything and everyone can be perceived as a threat, the couple must quickly decide whom to trust.A gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent,California imagines a frighteningly realistic near future, in which clashes between mankind's dark nature and irrepressible resilience force us to question how far we will go to protect the ones we love.

Copyright:

2014

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

400 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781405525824

Related ISBNs:

9780349139470

Publisher:

Little, Brown Book Group Limited

Date of Addition:

04/08/21

Copyrighted By:

Edan Lepucki

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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