Stony Mesa Sagas - by Chip Ward (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Pursued by an assassin after their arrest for environmental protest, a young couple flees to remote Southwest village Stony Mesa.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Now, good people, go eat up this novel and enjoy every bite, and every biting observation. Buckle your spurs; you're in for a wild ride. <p/>--REBECCA SOLNIT <p/>Pursued by a mad assassin after their arrest for chaining themselves to a mining site gate</b>, Luna Waxwing and Hip Hop Hopi seek refuge in the remote village of Stony Mesa. Immersed in the diverse cultures and conflicts of the contemporary West, the young couple struggles to understand the wild lands that surround them, while trying to understand one another. <p/>After living for four years in wilderness, <b>CHIP WARD</b> moved to the edge of an environmental sacrifice zone, where he organized and led several campaigns to make polluters accountable. He cofounded HEAL Utah and served on the board of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance for several years. Starting as a bookmobile librarian, Ward ended his library career as the assistant director of the Salt Lake City Public Library. He is the author of two books, <i>Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West</i> and <i>Hope's Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land</i>. He writes regularly for Tomdispatch.com. His essay about homelessness, How the Public Library Became the Heartbreak Hotel, is the inspiration for the movie <i>The Public</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Ward refracts the challenges of the modern American Southwest in this zany mosaic debut novel...A cast of entertaining characters, slowly revealed mysteries, and plot twists produce an immersive and powerful tale of finding beauty in a harsh landscape. <br>--<b><i>PUBLISHERS WEEKLY</b></i> <p/>Ward creates over-the-top characters, outrageous plots, and extraordinary resolutions to send a message: respect the environment and connect with one another. <br>--<b><i>LIBRARY JOURNAL</b></i> <p/><i>Stony Mesa Sagas</i> is a smart and humorous take on national topics of interest; it uses the American Southwest and its inhabitants to tell a beautiful story about a place, people, and time. <br>--<b><i>FOREWORD REVIEWS</b></i> <p/>Chip Ward is his own particular phenomenon, the funniest thing to happen to Utah, and one of the most acute environmental thinkers of our time. Now, good people, go eat up this novel and enjoy every bite, and every biting observation. <br>--<b>REBECCA SOLNIT</b> <p/>Bravo! Ward's Stony Mesa is a place you want to hang your hat and settle into. The dialogues are as entertaining as they are inspiring. These sagas made me hunger for more. <br>--<b>EMILIO ESTEVEZ</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>After living for four years in wilderness, <b>CHIP WARD</b> moved to the edge of an environmental sacrifice zone, where he organized and led several campaigns to make polluters accountable. He cofounded HEAL Utah and served on the board of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance for several years. Starting as a bookmobile librarian, Ward ended his library career as the assistant director of the Salt Lake City Public Library. He is the author of two books, <i>Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West</i> and <i>Hope's Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land</i>. He writes regularly for Tomdispatch.com. His essay about homelessness, How the Public Library Became the Heartbreak Hotel, is the inspiration for the movie <i>The Public</i>.
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