California
Edan LepuckiTerrified of the unknown & unsure of their ability to raise a child alone, Cal & Frida set out for the nearest settlement, a guarded & paranoid community with dark secrets. These people can offer them security, but Cal & Frida soon realize this community poses dangers of its own. In this unfamiliar world, where everything and everyone can be perceived as a threat, the couple must quickly decide whom to trust.
A gripping & provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent, California imagines a frighteningly realistic near future, in which clashes between mankind's dark nature & deep-seated resilience force us to question how far we will go to protect the ones we love.
"In her arresting debut novel, Edan Lepucki conjures a lush, intricate, deeply disturbing vision of the future, then masterfully exploits its dramatic possibilities." — Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad
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Edan Lepucki is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop & a staff writer for The Millions. Her short fiction has been published in McSweeney’s & Narrative magazine, among other publications, & she is the founder & director of Writing Workshops Los Angeles. This is her first novel.