Roost
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Four urban refugees move west, haunted by echoes of a tangled conspiracy. Colorado's Western Slope and the fertile beauty of the Grand Valley beckon with the promise of new beginnings.
As the women seek to find their place in this seeming paradise, partnership with gutsy local Anna Garcia opens their eyes to an unsettled region torn by natural resource and labor wars.
For the men, a mountain biking trip with Olympian Derek Draben transforms their plans into a much broader vision of glory.
Time passes … relationships grow … until a chance meeting in the desert reminds everyone that the past lives on ... and does not forget.
A story of struggle, intrigue and redemption, Roost is Jasmine Winterson's second novel. It is a compelling journey through the landscapes of the human experience and the American West.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Winterson s latest explores the wilds of Colorado as four city dwellers leave the corrupt corporate world behind. Katherine, Jackie, Ry, and Cobie form the Grand Valley Farm Connection, a farm co-op, to help support farmers selling goods locally. With the assistance of resident Anna Garcia, GVFC gets off to a slow but steady start. But when Olympic biking champion Derek Draben moves to the area to set up a mountain biking course, the corporate transplants realize that the corruption they thought they left behind in the city may be in their very midst. While Winterson s novel is swiftly paced and engaging thanks to the intriguing mystery at its core, the characters lack development that would make them more vivid. Nevertheless, this is enjoyable fiction that offers a fascinating view into life in rural Colorado.
