First published 2014
Mary Beth Baptiste feels her youth slipping away in coastal Massachusetts. Her suburban life feels empty and purposeless. She makes a radical decision that shocks her traditional family. Baptiste divorces her husband after fifteen years of marriage, retrieves her unused wildlife biology degree, and heads west to Wyoming. She takes a job at Grand Teton National Park in the small town of Moose. The Rocky Mountains become her new classroom as she learns to navigate wilderness living. Nature and wildlife teach her unexpected lessons about survival and self discovery. Jackson Hole's eccentric culture provides both comedy and companionship. Baptiste stumbles through her transformation from suburban housewife to mountain woman. She seeks purpose and redemption in the vast wilderness. Her journey becomes a quest for authentic love and meaningful connection.
Genres: fiction, nature, family-life, adventure, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, redemption, second-chance
Setting: Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Massachusetts, Moose, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming
Period: 21st-century
272 pages · Kindle Edition · Two Dot Books