Florida
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New York : Riverhead Books, [2018].
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275 pages ; 22 cm
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Sierra View Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION GROFF 2018
1 available
South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION GROFF 2018
1 available
Spanish Springs Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION GROFF 2018
1 available

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Sierra View Library - Adult FictionFICTION GROFF 2018On Shelf
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, [2018].
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Book
Language
English

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A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events in characters ranging from two abandoned sisters to a conflicted family woman.
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Storms, snakes, sinkholes, and secrets: In Lauren Groffs Florida, the hot sun shines, but a wild darkness lurks. The New York Times-bestselling author of Fates and Furies returns, bringing the reader into a physical world that is at once domestic and wilda 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 charactera steely and conflicted wife and mother. The stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, but Floridaits landscape, climate, history, and state of mindbecomes 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 furythe moments that make us alive. Startling, precise, and affecting, Florida is a magnificent achievement.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Groff, L., & Groff, L. (2018). Florida . Riverhead Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Groff, Lauren and Lauren. Groff. 2018. Florida. Riverhead Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Groff, Lauren and Lauren. Groff. Florida Riverhead Books, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Groff, Lauren,, and Lauren Groff. Florida Riverhead Books, 2018.

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