The Last Days of California by Mary Miller
A teenage girl and her unraveling family travel cross-country in preparation for the Rapture in this radiant, highly anticipated debut.
"[A] terrific first novel.. Why worry about labeling a book this good? Just read it." -- The New York Times Book Review
"A plangent portrait of American adolescence... [Miller delivers] raw the heartbreaking futility of the Metcalfs’ small triumphs, private embarrassments, and poor decisions with such hilarious precision that you become completely involved in their struggles—and, ultimately, in awe of their abiding hope." -- Elle
"The set-up of the story in Mary Miller’s debut novel is clever and alluring, and what follows does not disappoint – a sharp, sensuously-written road tale that is both a satirical vision of a grotesque society and a down-to-earth coming-of-age narrative told by an appealing anti-heroine who is determined to stay hopeful against all the apocalyptic odds." -- The Irish Times
"A plangent portrait of American adolescence... [Miller delivers] raw the heartbreaking futility of the Metcalfs’ small triumphs, private embarrassments, and poor decisions with such hilarious precision that you become completely involved in their struggles—and, ultimately, in awe of their abiding hope." -- Elle
"The set-up of the story in Mary Miller’s debut novel is clever and alluring, and what follows does not disappoint – a sharp, sensuously-written road tale that is both a satirical vision of a grotesque society and a down-to-earth coming-of-age narrative told by an appealing anti-heroine who is determined to stay hopeful against all the apocalyptic odds." -- The Irish Times
Mary Miller is the author of three previous books, including the story collection Always Happy Hour and the novel The Last Days of California. She is a former James A. Michener Fellow and John and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence. She lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780871408419 |
| ISBN 10 | 0871408414 |
| Title | The Last Days of California |
| Author | Mary Miller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2014-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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