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Run River

by Joan Didion

A marriage framed by California’s pioneer legacy

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A marriage framed by California’s pioneer legacy

Everett McClellan and Lily are descendants of California pioneers, and their marriage is the novel’s lens on the history inherited by later generations. Murder and betrayal shape this account of a relationship marked by wrong turns, while the couple’s private story is linked to a broader view of California’s past. The book brings together domestic conflict and historical reflection, presenting the marriage as a tragic afterword to the pioneer experience.

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  • For readers interested in marriage stories shaped by betrayal and murder.
  • For readers drawn to fiction that connects family life with California history.

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Marriage and betrayalMurderCalifornia historyPioneer legacy

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The iconic writer's electrifying first novel isa story of marriage, murder and betrayal that only she could tell with such nuance, sympathy, and suspense--from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Let Me Tell You What I Mean.

Everett McClellan and his wife, Lily, are the great-grandchildren of pioneers, and what happens to them is a tragic epilogue to the pioneer experience--a haunting portrait of a marriage whose wrong turns and betrayals are at once absolutely idiosyncratic and a razor-sharp commentary on the history of California.

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