In2015,whencyberbulliesdisruptherlifeinSouthernCalifornia,ViviMarxdecidestocuthercordwiththeinternetandtakeherlifeofflineforayear.Shefleestotheoneplacewhereshefeltsafeasachild--withhergrandmotherinLincoln,Nebraska.Nevermindthathergrandmotherislongdeadandshedoesn’tknowanyoneelseinthestate.EvenbeforeshemeetshernewneighborsonFieldcrestDrive,Viviknowsshe’smadeaterriblemistake,buteveryplanshemakestoleaveisfoiled.Despitehereffortstooutrunit,troublefollowshertoNebraska,justnotinthewaysshe’dfeared.Withthehelpofherneighbors,WillaCather’snovels,andherownimagination,Vivifindssomethingshehadn’tknownshewassearchingfor.LadetteRandolphistheeditorinchiefofPloughsharesmagazineandisdistinguishedpublisher-in-residenceatEmersonCollege.Sheistheauthorofseveralbooks,includingThisisNottheTropics(Nebraska,2022),Haven’sWake(BisonBooks,2013),ASandhillsBallad(BisonBooks,2011),andLeavingthePinkHouse.
