Florida

Florida

The much-anticipated return of the New York Times bestselling author of Fates and Furies.

Storms, snakes, sinkholes, and secrets: In Lauren Groffâ€™s Florida, the hot sun shines, but a wild darkness lurks. FloridaÂ "will have you shook for days" (Electric Literature) and is "so engrossing, you might miss your stop" (Apartment Therapy).Â

Already named a most anticipated book of 2018 by Parade, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmo, Buzzfeed, Time, Esquire, and more.Â

In her thrilling new book, Lauren Groff bringsÂ the reader into a physical world that is at once domestic and wildâ€”a place where the hazards of the natural world lie waiting to pounce, yet the greatest threats and mysteries are still of an emotional, psychological nature. A family retreat can be derailed by a prowling panther, or by a sexual secret. Among those navigating this place are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple, a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable, recurring characterâ€”a steely and conflicted wife and mother.Â

The stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, but Floridaâ€”its landscape, climate, history, and state of mindâ€”becomes its gravitational center: an energy, a mood, as much as a place of residence. Groff transports the reader, then jolts us alert with a crackle of wit, a wave of sadness, a flash of cruelty, as she writes about loneliness, rage, family, and the passage of time. With shocking accuracy and effect, she pinpoints the moments and decisions and connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and furyâ€”the moments that make us alive. Startling, precise, and affecting,Â FloridaÂ is a magnificent achievement.
Country USA
Brand Riverhead Books
Manufacturer Riverhead Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781594634512
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2018-06-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594634512

Country	USA
Brand	Riverhead Books
Manufacturer	Riverhead Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781594634512
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2018-06-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781594634512

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