Codi Noline returns to her rural Arizona hometown, Grace, to care for her father, Doc Homer, whose memory is dissolving due to Alzheimer’s disease. While navigating her father’s decline and their fractured history, Codi reconnects with Loyd Peregrina, a local Apache trainman. The plot captures Codi’s involvement in a local environmental crisis as the town’s women organize to save their water supply from mining pollution. Meanwhile, Codi contends with the absence of her sister, Hallie, who is working as an agriculturalist in wartorn Nicaragua.
Readers who value literature centered on environmental activism and the intersection of cultural identity and politics find this book particularly relevant. It appeals to those interested in how personal grief aligns with global tragedy. The audience walks away with a detailed portrait of Southwest landscapes and a clear view of how small-scale community organization functions against corporate negligence. This signed edition serves collectors who prioritize the physical preservation of late twentieth-century fiction and the specific history of Southwest regional storytelling.
Inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
