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Small Rocks Rising: (A Novel) (Western Literature Series)
Susan Lang
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Description for Small Rocks Rising: (A Novel) (Western Literature Series)
Paperback. A debut novel about a spirited and determined young woman who builds a home in the California wilderness and must face conflicting forces - both societal and environmental - in order to survive on her own. She gradually learns that survival is a complicated and dangerous business. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
In 1929, Ruth Farley, a fiercely independent woman, homesteads a tract of land in a beautiful canyon in the Southern California desert. Determined to live on her own terms and to be free of troubling human attachments, Ruth initially rejects the help of the miners and cowboys who are her neighbors and struggles to develop the homestead on her own. Gradually, however, Ruth learns that survival is a far more complicated and dangerous business, and the entrapments of love sweeter, and more binding, than she had ever imagined. Determined to take possession of her land, Ruth must first face the ... Read more
In 1929, Ruth Farley, a fiercely independent woman, homesteads a tract of land in a beautiful canyon in the Southern California desert. Determined to live on her own terms and to be free of troubling human attachments, Ruth initially rejects the help of the miners and cowboys who are her neighbors and struggles to develop the homestead on her own. Gradually, however, Ruth learns that survival is a far more complicated and dangerous business, and the entrapments of love sweeter, and more binding, than she had ever imagined. Determined to take possession of her land, Ruth must first face the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
320g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874175042
SKU
V9780874175042
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About Susan Lang
Susan Lang grew up on her mother's homestead in a remote canyon nearly as wild as her fictionalized valley. Director of the Southwest Writers Series for more than fifteen years, Lang also founded the Hassayampa Institute for Creative Writing in 1995. She is instructor of English at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona.
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