{"product_id":"9781911231318","title":"The Golden State","description":"Author: Kiesling, Lydia\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911231318\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jul 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA breakout debut novel featured in the US by \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed, Elle, Vanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, about a young woman navigating the worlds of the private and the political in a fractured America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuckling under the weight of being a single parent-her Turkish husband is unable to return to the United States due to a 'processing error'-Daphne takes refuge in a mobile home left to her by her grandparents in hope that the quiet will bring clarity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeenly observed and bristling with humour,\u003ci\u003e The 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181167063198,"sku":"UBD-9781911231318","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781911231318.jpg?v=1787399588","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781911231318","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}