Death Valley : a novel / Melissa Broder.
"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 desert to escape a cloud of sorrow-both for her father in the ICU and a disabled 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 narrator 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 within 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." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668024843
- ISBN: 1668024845
- Physical Description: 232 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Scribner edition
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, [2023].
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC BRODER (Text) | 36015001890652 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F BRODER (Text) | 39493110109784 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Benhaven Public Library | F Bro (Text) | 33630005220780 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Broder (Text) | 37807000055258 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | F BRODER (Text) | 31781068765997 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | F BRO (Text) | 0020660160548 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | FIC BRO (Text) | 31420621351322 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | F BRO (Text) | 900005000220793 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Graham County Library | F BRO (Text) | 80605003706875 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Greene County Public Library | BRODER (Text) | 39149003413242 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"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 desert to escape a cloud of sorrow-both for her father in the ICU and a disabled 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 narrator 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 within 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." --
