First published 2004
Trapped in Mexico, the eccentric Berrybender clan plans a desperate exodus to Texas. But as they endure a harrowing desert trek, their family bonds fray and their very survival is threatened. Meanwhile, Tasmin Berrybender must choose between her husband Jim Snow and the untamed frontier on which he has lived free. In this tumultuous finale, the Berrybenders face starvation, thirst, and bloodshed as they fight to reach civilization.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: desperate-exodus, found-family
Setting: West (U.S.), Mexico, Texas
Period: 19th-century
236 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: violence