Lola California

“[A] gorgeous, audacious novel . . . Meidavs prose is writerly: exact yet maximalist, prodigiously lyrical . . . The opposite of a page turner in the best way, the novel prompts us to linger, re-read, flip back, and figure the damned thing out . . . Lola, California is a startling novel, as prodigiously smart as it is technically proficient. Her characters may be narcissistic zeligs, but Meidav is an American original.” —Anne Trubek, The Daily Beast

“[A] gorgeous, audacious novel . . .Meidav is an American original.” —Anne Trubek, The Daily Beast "A clock-ticking thriller and a maximal social novel."—San Francisco Weekly "Meidav captures the self-indulgence of adolescent friendship and the tension underlying familial bonds, languidly teasing out the surprising secrets of the past."—The New Yorker "Edie Meidav makes sentences perform like a snake charmer's snakes in this meditation on friendship, parenthood, and of course California."—Luc Sante, author of Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York "Edie Meidav treats the West Coast's counterculture and the lives of young women with a steely regard, and does so in prose as faceted and illuminating as a flashing diamond. It's that artistry, and the wisdom of her novel, which make the story's shocking conclusion all the more profound."—Oscar Villalon "A page-turner in the moment; a thought-provoker that lingers in the mind."—Meredith Maran, author of A Theory of Small Earthquakes