{"product_id":"9780349139470","title":"California","description":"Author: Edan Lepucki\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349139470\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Jun 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sunshine state lies in darkness.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLos Angeles is in ruins, left to the angels now.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd the world Cal and Frida have always known is gone.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCal 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerrified 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent,\u003ci\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47969769095326,"sku":"ING-9780349139470","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349139470.jpg?v=1783914945","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349139470","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}