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Golden State

A Novel

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Golden State

By: Michelle Richmond
Narrated by: Käthe Mazur
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Dr. Julie Walker wakes on a summer morning in San Francisco to find a city in chaos. Today Californians are voting on a controversial ballot initiative that will change history. With the future of the state and the nation uncertain, the streets have erupted into violence.

Injured, Julie must make her way across the city by foot to the Veterans Administration Hospital, where her sister, recently returned from Afghanistan, is in labor. At the hospital a brutal scene is unfolding as a man who shares an intimate past with Julie begins to take his revenge. Throughout the ordeal Julie's estranged husband, desperate for reconciliation, sends out coded messages from the radio station where he is the well-known Voice of Midnight.

Five years in the making, Golden State is both a political thriller and a meditation on marriage, love, and loyalty. Like The Year of Fog, it is a page-turner with a philosophical bent.

©2014 Michelle Richmond (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Emotionally Gripping Fiction Suspense Family Life Women's Fiction Genre Fiction Sagas Romantic Suspense Contemporary Romance Contemporary Romance

Critic reviews

"Nearly every feature of this mesmerizing novel is provocative, as Richmond explores the fragmented, hopeful lives of complex characters... Gripping, multilayered, must-read fiction." ( Library Journal)
"Mesmerizing and intricate, Richmond's dissection of a California on the violent brink of secession from the nation provides the backdrop to her deeper inspection of the uneasy, fragile relationship between siblings...[a] riveting read." ( Booklist)
Engaging Storylines • Political Relevance • Excellent Narration • Emotional Depth • Compelling Performance

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I loved this story. The contrasts, the setting, the back stories. Julie’s courage, growth and awakenings. And this is my first book read by Käthe Mazur and now I want to listen to other books she’s narrated.

Beautiful story

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Loved it Lots of twists and turns. Good character development of protagonist and other main characters

Surprisingly good story

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This was such a tough listen at times I had to restart this book three times. I really wanted it to be good and it probably was but by the end of the book I was waiting for it to be over. The story is great and it's an awesome premise. I just don't know if I would suggest listening. maybe reading

okay book

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The author is on her own journey of discovery, but it doesn't translate into sympathetic characters.

On the brightside the descriptions of San Francisco were accurate.

Weak Abrasive Characters

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This is a really captivating story and truly relevant. Thoughtful and insightful. very well narrated too.

Thought provoking

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