The Road to Esmeralda Book

From the author of The Tribes of Palos Verdes, a compelling new novel about a couple's getaway to a Mexican paradise that goes horribly wrong. The Tribes of Palos Verdes J oy Nicholson's second novel, The Road to Esmeralda, is a dark, seductive story about Americans abroad. Fed up with their L.A. lives, Nick and Sarah decide to head south to Mexico. They are looking for something: Love, self-fulfillment, inspiration, or even just peace of mind. However, as the roads get windier and the jungle thicker, this nave pair realizes that all of the trappings of society-greed, drugs, violence and jealousy -exist even in the remotest of places. Even tiny Esmeralda has a secret agenda... Whileher prose remains heartfelt and spare, Nicholson, in The Road to Esmeralda, also reveals a political edge. In exploring the prejudices of a small Mexican town, she weaves a harrowing and tragic story of love, devastation, and what it means to be a young, intelligent American in a very angry world.Read More