particularly as manifested in the lives of people then between the ages of about 30 and 45 in affluent parts of California. Many of the characters in The Serial also speak a particular jargon or lexicon, saying words and phrases like "flash on" (a phrasal verb meaning "to have a sudden insight about", as in "I really flashed on that"), "Really" (to signify assent), and others. The Serial contains a great number of specific references to actual locations (restaurants, stores, streets) in 1970s Marin County. In the original Pacific Sun weekly chapters, black-and-white illustrations by Tom Cervenak accompany the text. These illustrations were included in the original edition of the book and in the first paperback edition of the book. Reviews See also I Want It All Now! References External links The Serial: A Year in Marin County by Cyra McFadden | Apostrophe Books 1977 American novels American novels adapted into films Satirical novels Marin County, California Novels set in California Novels first published in serial form Works originally published in American magazines New Age in popular culture