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THE PALM TREE CHRONICLES IBD

TAMPICO PRESS BOOKS
09 / 2024
9780989919456
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Sinopsis

The moment Parker Wilson sees palm trees stretching across Southern California, heáis enraptured.áThe palms beckon and seduce.áThey give him work as aápalm trimmer and offer solace from his troubled past in the desperate working conditions of a Kansas slaughterhouse.áPomona Sandoval is haunted by the last words of her dying mother: 'We are cursed in love. You must readáRamonaáto break our dreadful curse.' But Pomona doesnâÇÖt want to read the old-fashioned love story cherished by her missing father.áInstead she plans to leap from PasadenaâÇÖs suicide bridge to avoid dealing with her painful past and terrifying future.As fate brings Parker and Pomona together under the magic of a palm tree,ánew love takes themáthrough Southern California landscapes past and presentá-- from the historic Huntington Gardens to the destroyedáMexicanáneighborhood of Chavez Ravine.áWhen Parker and Pomona finally arrive at the South Central Farm, a threatenedáoasisáin the center of Los Angeles, the two lovestruck broken souls are swept into a movement to stop the FarmâÇÖs destruction.áAs they contend with this battle, as well as their battles within, they discover the power of land to heal not just themselves, but entire communities. And as they are ultimately forced to reckon with their pasts in order to find true love and salvation, Parker and Pomona learn what it means to stand up and fight for what matters.