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Florida by Lauren Groff
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDWINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE
ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
From the universally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Fates and Furies, Matrix, and the instant New York Times bestseller Brawler
Florida is a "superlative" book (Boston Globe), "frequently funny" (San Francisco Chronicle), "brooding, inventive and often moving" (NPR Fresh Air) --as Groff is recognized as "Florida's unofficial poet laureate, as Joan Didion was for California." (Washington Post)
In her thrilling new book, Lauren Groff brings the reader into a physical world that is at once domestic and wild--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 character--a steely and conflicted wife and mother.
The stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, but Florida--its landscape, climate, history, and state of mind--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 fury--the moments that make us alive. Startling, precise, and affecting, Florida is a magnificent achievement.
The Monsters of Templeton, written by Lauren Groff, was a finalist for the Orange Award for New Writers. Her short tales have appeared in a number of magazines, including the Atlantic, Ploughshares, Glimmer Train, and Five Points, as well as the anthologies Pushcart Prize XXXII, The Best American Short Stories 2007, and Best New American Voices 2008. She is a resident of Gainesville, Florida.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781594634512 |
| ISBN 10 | 1594634513 |
| Title | Florida |
| Author | Lauren Groff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2018-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Commended for National Book Awards (Fiction) 2018, Commended for Kirkus Prize (Fiction) 2018 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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