Memoirs, Mermaids, & Magical Realism: Your September Reading List Is Here

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The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling

The debut novel from the editor of online literary publication The Millions tells the story of a young mother on the verge of a breakdown and has already been longlisted for The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. With her husband unable to return home, Daphne moves into a mobile home in Altavista left to her by her grandparents with her toddler Honey in tow. As she connects with her neighbors and surrenders to excessive drinking, Daphne finds herself in over her head in more ways than one.

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