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. In Melissa Broder's astounding new novel, 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.
General
Imprint: |
Scribner
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Melissa Broder
|
Dimensions: |
213 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-66802-484-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-66802-484-5 |
Barcode: |
9781668024843 |
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