Ebook {Epub PDF} The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling

In Lydia Kiesling’s razor-sharp debut novel, The Golden State, 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. Bucking under the weight of being a single parent―her Turkish husband is unable to return to the United States because of a “processing error”―Daphne . THE GOLDEN STATE by Lydia Kiesling is a terrific, smart, short novel with wit, psychological depth, and a first-person narratrix in whose head one comes to enjoy being trapped. Many of the reviews of this book describe it as a road-trip novel and lay weight on the interaction between Daphne, the narrator, and Honey, her just-pre-verbal toddler.4/5(). Kiesling makes her patch of high-California desert as vivid a character as the secessionist next door. Beautifully, intricately written, true to life and to women’s experience in particular; full of insight and humor and memorable landscapes, The Golden State is a marvelous and captivating literary debut.”.

A gorgeous, raw debut novel about a young woman braving the ups and downs of motherhood in a fractured America In Lydia Kiesling's razor-sharp debut novel, The Golden State, 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. Bucking under the weight of being. At the start of Lydia Kiesling's remarkable debut novel The Golden State, a young mother named Daphne impulsively leaves San Francisco with her baby for a mobile home in far Northern California. Reading guide for The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling. Summary | Excerpt | Reading Guide | Reviews | Beyond the Book | Readalikes | Genres Themes | Author Bio. The Golden State. by Lydia Kiesling. X. Critics' Opinion: Readers' Opinion: Not Yet Rated. First Published: Sep , pages.

Lydia Kiesling is the author of The Golden State, a National Book Foundation “5 under 35” honoree, and a finalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist www.doorway.ru is a contributing editor at The Millions and Zyzzyva and her writing has appeared at outlets including The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker online, and The Cut. Hello, Sign in. Account Lists Returns Orders. Cart. In Lydia Kiesling’s razor-sharp debut novel, The Golden State, 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. Bucking under the weight of being a single parent—her Turkish husband is unable to return to the.