by Joan Didion
First published 1994
The McClellan clan once ruled the California frontier. But now, Everett and Lily, their great-grandchildren, face a shocking crime that plunges them into a web of deceit. As dark secrets from the past resurface, the couple must confront the truths that could destroy their fractured dynasty - or be the only thing that saves it.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: dark, family-drama
Setting: California
Period: 20th-Century
272 pages · Paperback · Vintage