Blithedale Canyon

Name: Blithedale Canyon
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SKU: 9781646031825
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By Michael Bourne

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Summary

In Blithedale Canyon by Michael Bourne, a man returns to his Californian hometown after losing almost everything. Amidst familiar landscapes, he faces past mistakes while seeking a path to redemption and personal growth. The novel delves into themes of family, identity, and the complicated journey of starting anew.

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Blithedale Canyon may appeal to you if you enjoy stories about personal redemption and second chances. This novel offers a keen exploration of human flaws and resilience, set against a vividly drawn backdrop. If you're intrigued by emotionally complex characters and narratives that navigate the intricacies of life and relationships, this book is likely to captivate you.

Description

Trent Wolfer has blown it, in every possible way, over and over and over. And now he's blowing it again. Fresh out of rehab, he's back in his hometown working a dead-end job at a fast food joint and cutting out on his breaks to sneak airplane bottles of vodka and gin, when he looks up from his register one day to see Suze Randall, his closest friend from high school, now a radiant blonde single mother of two.

Set in a small, sun-drenched Northern California town shifting from hippie haven to moneyed paradise, Blithedale Canyon asks whether a man who has spent his whole life screwing up can stop long enough to avoid destroying a woman he loves. Michael Bourne's funny, edgy debut is a literary love story for every man who has ever wondered why he keeps smashing up the things he cares about, and for every woman who's ever wondered what was going on in the head of that guy she spent her twenties trying to fix.

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Blithedale Canyon by Michael Bourne is a poignant exploration of returning to familiar surroundings, grappling with addiction, and the complexities of home. It's a humorous yet cathartic narrative about Trent Wolfer, who, despite his flaws, evokes empathy as he struggles with life's tumultuous truths. The novel's vivid depiction of Northern California and trenchant insights into American capitalism provide readers with a richly complex and compelling portrait.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781646031825

Publisher: Regal House Publishing LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 June 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Regal House Publishing LLC

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 292

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About the Author

Michael Bourne is a contributing editor at Poets & Writers Magazine and a staff writer at The Millions. He has written for The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, Literary Hub, and Salon, and his fiction has appeared in more than a dozen literary magazines including december, The Southampton Review, and Tin House. Blithedale Canyon is his first novel.