Ambition & Fate

Fiction & Literature, Family Life, Historical, Literary
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Author: Steven J Hicks ISBN: 9780999601426
Publisher: Steven J. Hicks Publication: January 11, 2018
Imprint: Steven J. Hicks Language: English
Author: Steven J Hicks
ISBN: 9780999601426
Publisher: Steven J. Hicks
Publication: January 11, 2018
Imprint: Steven J. Hicks
Language: English

Set against a southern California backdrop stretching from sacred burial grounds on an island off the Santa Barbara coast to the sprawling San Fernando Valley, Ambition & Fate is a highly charged tale of greed, honor and hubris. Based on actual events in the author’s own young years, it is a novel that reads like a memoir—rooted in truth, yet artful and unpredictable.
Adam Spencer and Katherine Walker seem destined for one another—he the bright, sincere, future doctor; she the spirited, green-eyed beauty trained to run her powerful father’s real estate empire. But they are soulmates in a sea of uncertainty, buffeted by the undercurrent of love found, then lost, then reawakened through a surprising connection.
While Adam and Katherine’s story is the heart of the novel, it is fickle Nature that propels the narrative: Santa Ana winds, consuming fire and an unforgiving sea alter the familial and political landscape. Characters bring the tapestry to life: a longtime Simi Valley pioneer, a cantankerous but heart-of-gold Navy chief, a government official scheming to profit from California’s post-WWII housing boom, and vaqueros descended from displaced Chumash Indians. The events that bind this disparate cast become a crucible of character.
Steinbeckian in tone, Faulkneresque in theme, Ambition & Fate manages to be both lyrical and down-to-earth—a very satisfying read!

 

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Set against a southern California backdrop stretching from sacred burial grounds on an island off the Santa Barbara coast to the sprawling San Fernando Valley, Ambition & Fate is a highly charged tale of greed, honor and hubris. Based on actual events in the author’s own young years, it is a novel that reads like a memoir—rooted in truth, yet artful and unpredictable.
Adam Spencer and Katherine Walker seem destined for one another—he the bright, sincere, future doctor; she the spirited, green-eyed beauty trained to run her powerful father’s real estate empire. But they are soulmates in a sea of uncertainty, buffeted by the undercurrent of love found, then lost, then reawakened through a surprising connection.
While Adam and Katherine’s story is the heart of the novel, it is fickle Nature that propels the narrative: Santa Ana winds, consuming fire and an unforgiving sea alter the familial and political landscape. Characters bring the tapestry to life: a longtime Simi Valley pioneer, a cantankerous but heart-of-gold Navy chief, a government official scheming to profit from California’s post-WWII housing boom, and vaqueros descended from displaced Chumash Indians. The events that bind this disparate cast become a crucible of character.
Steinbeckian in tone, Faulkneresque in theme, Ambition & Fate manages to be both lyrical and down-to-earth—a very satisfying read!

 

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