Florida Av Lauren Groff

<p><b>''Magnificent . . . Lauren Groff is a virtuoso'' Emily St John Mandel<br>''A blistering collection . . . lyrical and oblique'' <i>Guardian</i><br>''Not to be missed . . . deep and dark and resonant'' Ann Patchett<br>''It''s beautiful. It''s giving me rich, grand nightmares'' <i>Observer</i></b><br><br>In these vigorous stories, Lauren Groff brings her electric storytelling to a world in which storms, snakes and sinkholes lurk at the edge of everyday life, but the greater threats are of a human, emotional and psychological nature. Among those navigating it all are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple; a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable conflicted wife and mother.<br><br><i>Florida </i>is an exploration of the connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury.<br><br><b>''Innovative and terrifyingly relevant. Any one of these stories is a bracing read; together they form a masterpiece'