New York Times bestselling author Barbara Wood's latest novel.
Land of the Afternoon Sun follows a disinherited English baron and a young New York heiress who marry and move west to build an agricultural empire in Palm Springs in the 1920s, when it was just a budding town on the edge of the Mojave Desert. It's a saga about ambition on both large and small scales and the rapidly modernising world as the harsh, sun-drenched landscape transforms from a Native American haven to the playground of Hollywood's rich and famous.
Land of the Afternoon Sun is also the story of a woman finding her own personality and strength in the West against a breathtaking desert landscape that changes constantly and shows its deadly side in poisonous snakes, flash floods and sandstorms, with dramatic moments of forbidden romance, reversals, treachery, betrayal and, ultimately, triumphs.
'This riveting story brings a clash of cultures and changes in the American West to light, along with the growth of well-developed characters ... an exciting and satisfactory conclusion.' - Historical Novel Society
'At its essence, Wood's narrative is about respect, resilience, and rebirth.' - Publishers Weekly
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