The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling takes place in a little known part of Northern California in the fictional high desert town of Altavista. A young mom, Daphne, leaves her stable job in San Fransisco with her toddler to spend 10 days in her grandparents empty house that now belongs to her. Meanwhile, her husband is stuck in Turkey due to a "click of the mouse" error that wont let him back in the country.
We follow Daphne on a near breakdown as Kiesling addresses the strains of early motherhood, isolation, exhaustion, as well as family dynamics, racism, and a growing political divide even in a state as liberal and progressive as California. A well written, powerful and timely read.
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