6/20/2023 0 Comments Book god shot![]() And yet, despite being distressing at times, the book leaves room for light and a twisted sort of humor - even as Peaches spirals into darkness. “I always felt curious about those spaces.” Bieker’s debut novel, “ Godshot,” offers a heightened but still empathetic portrait of those who live and work in her fictional Central Valley town, Peaches.ĭepicting the ravages of economic disaster and the cruelty desperate people will accept in return for promises of a better life, “Godshot” is about patriarchy, extremist religion and their result, misogyny and sexual violence. “If you drive even a little bit outside of Fresno you know that’s where the farmers have their crops, and that’s where the food is coming from,” says writer Chelsea Bieker. Who survives in such a parched landscape? What must their lives be like? Mile after seemingly desolate mile, freeway exits to small towns like Kettleman City, Lost Hills and Buttonwillow point toward a rural way of life beyond rest stop clusters of gas stations and fast food options. ![]() ![]() For those living near California’s metropolitan poles of Los Angeles and San Francisco, a road trip through the state’s Central Valley reveals an unfamiliar world.Īmid sprawling orchards and windswept pastureland, roadside billboards issue water demands to farmers. ![]()
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