From one of today’s hottest novelists and author of the bestselling The Middlesteins—a provocative story about friendship and self-discovery
Catherine Madison left her small town in Nebraska after her husband deserted her. She’s also left behind her most shameful secrets—of a family and a marriage that have plagued her with self-doubt.
On the road, she’s trying to become a new person. But running away from the past isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Her journey leads her to Las Vegas, where she forms surprising new friendships that
compel her to reveal what she’d sworn she’d keep hidden, and teach her what human connection really means.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Attenberg’s imagery is picture-perfect…Her complex characters are not only relatable but share a journey we have all traveled.” —Elle
“Attenberg’s narrative voice—a lean, straight-ahead, deadpan tone that cuts cleanly through Catherine’s hypocrisy and self-pity like a laser-guided strike—makes The Melting Season singular and disquieting.” —Chicago Tribune
“With this finely tuned story about the power of friendship and the thrill of self-discovery, Attenberg proves she is one of the bright lights of her generation of writers.” —Chicago Sun-Times
“An intelligent, moving portrait of a journey to self-awareness, with meaty characters and a refreshing absence of psychobabble.” —Kirkus Reviews
“[Attenberg] renders poignant prose and portrays the desperate behavior of her characters with verve.” —Booklist
Jami Attenberg is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books of fiction, including The Middlesteins, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book
Prize. She has written about food, travel, books, relationships, and urban life for the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal,
the London Sunday Times, the London Guardian, and others. She is also the founder of the annual #1000WordsofSummer project.
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