| Author: | Cinda Crabbe MacKinnon | ISBN: | 9780988848313 |
| Publisher: | Cinda Crabbe MacKinnon | Publication: | July 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cinda Crabbe MacKinnon |
| ISBN: | 9780988848313 |
| Publisher: | Cinda Crabbe MacKinnon |
| Publication: | July 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Set in an emerald cloud forest in the final decades of the 1900’s this passionate novel reads like a South American "Out of Africa". "A Place in the World" is the romantic-adventure story of a young biologist and a multicultural cast of characters.
Alicia, a young American expat, marries Colombian Jorge Carvallo and they settle on his family’s remote coffee finca (farm) in the Andes. Educated as a biologist, she revels in the surrounding cloud-forest. However, following an idyllic year, calamities strike one after another and their marriage begins to unravel. After a nomadic childhood, Alicia refuses to budge in spite of a volcanic eruption that nearly destroys the coffee crop and guerillas and drug-lords that loom in the background. Jorge leaves, but headstrong Alicia remains to salvage the coffee and ends up running the finca.
A woman without a country in a man’s world, the initially naïve Alicia survives by her wit and determination. A passionate affair ensues with Peter, a rugged geologist whose work keeps him coming and going. She also forms a tight friendship with Carmen, the barefoot woman who has worked for the Carvallo family most of her life. Despite being separated by class and nationality, these two single mothers forge a strong bond.
The intricate web of events climaxes when Alicia finds herself in a life-threatening situation, ultimately forcing her to come to terms with herself and the unconventional life she has adopted.
Set in an emerald cloud forest in the final decades of the 1900’s this passionate novel reads like a South American "Out of Africa". "A Place in the World" is the romantic-adventure story of a young biologist and a multicultural cast of characters.
Alicia, a young American expat, marries Colombian Jorge Carvallo and they settle on his family’s remote coffee finca (farm) in the Andes. Educated as a biologist, she revels in the surrounding cloud-forest. However, following an idyllic year, calamities strike one after another and their marriage begins to unravel. After a nomadic childhood, Alicia refuses to budge in spite of a volcanic eruption that nearly destroys the coffee crop and guerillas and drug-lords that loom in the background. Jorge leaves, but headstrong Alicia remains to salvage the coffee and ends up running the finca.
A woman without a country in a man’s world, the initially naïve Alicia survives by her wit and determination. A passionate affair ensues with Peter, a rugged geologist whose work keeps him coming and going. She also forms a tight friendship with Carmen, the barefoot woman who has worked for the Carvallo family most of her life. Despite being separated by class and nationality, these two single mothers forge a strong bond.
The intricate web of events climaxes when Alicia finds herself in a life-threatening situation, ultimately forcing her to come to terms with herself and the unconventional life she has adopted.
