*** Winner selected! Congratulations to Jane in Beverly Hills, Calif.! ***
You know those times when you feel like you’ve totally fucked your life up — so you may as well fuck it up more? Give in to that impulse vicariously by reading Catalina.
Catalina stars Elsa, a thirty-something woman who leaves SoCal for NYC, has an affair with her boss at MoMA, and gets “downsized.” To recover from all that, she decides to return to LA for a weekend trip to Catalina with college friends — a group that includes her ex husband, his new girlfriend, a predatory and entitled rich guy, and some other problematic personalities. Throw a bunch of booze, pills, and random hook-ups into the mix and things get really dramatic and stressful on this vacation —
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For a second chance to win, comment on this post below, recommending your favorite California getaway spot. The giveaway closes June 30, 2018 at 11:59 pm PST. US addresses only.
Come back mid-month to read an interview with Liska Jacobs.
When I was just a wee lad, I always loved the scorching white sand at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on the California coast.
Catalina is my favorite getaway spot!
Always, I get the most interesting recommendations from your site. I love being turned on to books I haven’t heard of yet
Thanks!
Having just been there for an all-too-brief weekend trip, I’d say my favorite getaway is Lake Tahoe! The California side is much prettier than the Nevada side, in my opinion, but you can also jump back and forth between two states if you’re feeling frisky. ;D
Catalina is such a special place. Would love to read this!