The most profound book yet from the visionary author of Milk Fed
and The Pisces, a darkly funny novel about grief that becomes a
desert survival story. A woman arrives alone at a Best Western
seeking respite from an emptiness that plagues her. She has fled to
the California high desert to escape a cloud of sorrow — for both
her father in the ICU and a husband whose illness is worsening.
What the motel provides, however, is not peace but a path, thanks
to a receptionist who recommends a nearby hike. Out on the
sun-scorched trail, the woman encounters a towering cactus whose
size and shape mean it should not exist in California. Yet the
cactus is there, with a gash through its side that beckons like a
familiar door. So she enters it. What awaits her inside this
mystical succulent sets her on a journey at once desolate and rich,
hilarious and poignant. This is Melissa Broder at her most
imaginative, most universal, and finest. This is Death Valley.
PRAISE FOR THE PISCES 'Of all the books that I read this summer I
think this was my absolute favourite. It really blew me away' DOLLY
ALDERTON 'Frank, provocative and brilliant' INDEPENDENT 'Hilarious,
poignant, sexy. A brilliant story about why we crave connection and
how to find ourselves' ELLE 'Laugh-out-loud funny' i
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Circus
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Melissa Broder
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 153mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5266-6520-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-5266-6520-4 |
Barcode: |
9781526665201 |
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