Under a Neon Sun, Kate Gale
Under a Neon Sun, Kate Gale
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Under a Neon Sun

Author: Kate Gale

Narrator: Morgan Hallett

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/07/2024


Synopsis

Unable to afford rent, Mia—a community college student—lives out of her car, cleaning houses of the well-to-do in the LA area to meet her shoestring budget. Then Covid hits, and everything changes.

For people living in houses and apartments, with stay-at-home jobs, the pandemic was inconvenient. For Mia—a student and housekeeper whose budget is so tight she lives in her car—the pandemic destroys the very source of her paltry income. Fortunately, gutsy and funny Mia is a determined survivor. After weeks of cutting her limited spending even further, missing meals along the way, her wealthy employers become desperate for her services again. This time, she’s determined not to let them take advantage of her as they have in the past. Her newfound confidence gives her new hope as she works to escape the shackles of poverty on her own terms. Sally Rooney meets Elizabeth Strout in this brilliant fiction debut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lizzy

I think I really enjoyed this unique easy piece of historical fiction. It's essentially "RENT" for 2020. The protagonist drew me in with her way of life and personality and had me rooting for her the whole time. It's 2019 and Mia is homeless in California. She ran away from her mom's toxic cult envi......more

This story follows pov Mia during the pandemic, She ran away from a cult at 14 and has been on her own since. Mia works several jobs to pay her way through school; She wants to attend UCLA. She has been living in her car on some land owned by a generous employer. She starts to get cancelations as th......more

Goodreads review by Crystal

Under A Neon Sun by Kate Gale follows houseless college student Mia as she fights to survive after escaping the cult she grew up in. You will be sucked into Mia’s LA world from the beginning. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never been in LA for any amount of time, you’ll feel like you’re with Mia in her......more

Goodreads review by Sammie

Kate Gale captures the zeitgeist of COVID-19 from the perspective of an unhoused, essential worker, named Mia. It feels mundane at times, but so did the pandemic.......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl

This book brought back Covid times to the forefront of my mind. Mia is currently living in her car and attending community college. She wants to graduate with no student debt so she cleans houses, tutors kids and whatever else she can do to make money. When Covid happens and the world shuts down she......more