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Melissa BroderLiterary Fiction · Contemporary Literature
Death Valley
A woman seeking refuge from profound grief over her ailing father and husband flees to the California high desert. Instead of peace, she discovers a towering, mystical cactus with a beckoning gash in its side. Entering this impossible succulent, she embarks on a journey that is both desolate and rich, hilarious and poignant, as she confronts her sorrow in an unexpected world.