Passion; greed; deceit; and murder surface when plant pathologist Claire Sharples discovers a skeleton buried beside the Kern River and finds herself drawn into events of a half-century earlier. Set in Californias Central Valley; this evocative mystery moves between past and present; exploring the worlds of oil; cotton; and country music. With the help of enigmatic Ramon Covarrubias and his eccentric journalist cousin Yolanda; Claire follows the mystery: Who was singer Cherokee Roses lost love? Why is it a secret someone will kill to keep? This is a story dictated as much by the nature of the land as by the character of its inhabitants.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Memories for some. insight for othersBy Sue JThe story of Woodstock in all its grit and glory. Definitely a trip back in time and causing me to hold my finger over the purchase button in iTunes. as musical memories flood my senses.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Historical Retelling of the MusicBy Rick SpellThis book is a series of quotes from different players built around a general retelling of a part of the festival in each chapter. Most of the chapters are of a specific music act that played and. remember. the acts people remember were in the movie whereas there are many more acts that were covered here.The last chapter details the movie and its impact which really captured the event and allowed the world to participate in this epic occurrence. This last chapter is a great perspective and worth the read.Generally I did not find this book as enjoyable as the account written by Michael Lang. the force and creator of Woodstock. The Wall Street Journal had recommended this book over the Lang book but I disagree by a long shot. Still a very impressive recounting. I just think it dealt too much with the music and not the event. Still. a worthwhile read.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. FELT LIKE I WAS THEREBy Alydar300.000 or was it 400.000 or maybe half a million or maybe 655.678 which is what I counted. This is what makes this book so great ............you hear from those who were there and it is seen is many different colored rainbow glasses. What made the book so great was the order of the chapters being the order each artist / band played. I loved the back stories and where the artists are now ( mostly dead ) and being a "big" Bert Sommer fan it was great to read about this " great unsung " artist who was there and did the most moving song of the festival. " America ". I SAY GO OUT AND GET DAVES BOOK NOW - TURN UP THE SOUNDTRACK FROM WOODSTOCK AND READ. READ. AND READ.
