{"product_id":"god-went-like-that-paperback-1","title":"God Went Like That - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYxta Maya Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn artful and gripping new novel that recounts the human and environmental damage caused by actual disasters in Simi Valley, California\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In award-winning legal scholar and novelist Yxta Maya Murray's new novel, federal agent Reyna Rodriguez reports on a real-life nuclear reactor meltdown and accidents that occurred in 1959, 1964, and 1968 at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. An infamous research and development complex in California's Simi Valley, the lab was eventually dismantled by the US government--but not before it created a toxic legacy of contamination and numerous cancer clusters. Toxins and nuclear residue may have been further released by the 2018 Woolsey Fire and 2019 floods in the area. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod Went Like That\u003c\/i\u003e takes the form of an EPA report in which Reyna presents riveting interviews with individuals affected by the disasters. With imagination and artistry, Murray brings to life an actual 2011 Department of Energy dossier that detailed the catastrophes and the ensuing public health fallout and highlights the high costs of governmental malfeasance and environmental racism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYXTA MAYA MURRAY\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, art critic, playwright, and law professor. Her most recent books are the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe World Doesn't Work That Way, but It Could\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel \u003ci\u003eArt Is Everything\u003c\/i\u003e. She has won a Whiting Award and an Art Writer's Grant and has been named a fellow at the Huntington Library for her work on radionuclide contamination in Simi Valley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47241977757945,"sku":"9780810146020","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UllFbUllY0pkblJDSi9xZ2dmRmtxZz09_8a66adce-9785-476d-b467-5c7f2b38e896.webp?v=1768584884","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/god-went-like-that-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}