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Title: Junkyard Dreams
Condition: New
Subtitle: A Novel
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780826339492
ISBN: 9780826339492
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: 30/04/2007
Description: Rita Vargas owns an automobile junkyard outside of Santa Fe. Her property abuts a hill with a spectacular view, making the junkyard a magnet for ubiquitous developers. But Rita's land has been in her family for generations, and she doesn't want to sell. Also, her son Parker, a talented artist, uses salvaged pieces from the junkyard for his sculptures. Local wheeler-dealer Leroy Sena has already bought the ridge above Rita's property, and when Leroy sells that land to a small-time landlord and his gallery-owner sweetheart, the stakes are raised. In ""Junkyard Dreams"", old-timers retaining their emotional ties to the land face newcomers with money who want to build on every hilltop. This first novel illustrates that for every person opposed to the rapid growth of the real estate bonanza, two more people are scheming on how to profit from the boom. This seriously political but realistically compelling portrayal of land conflict confronts the trade-offs between improvement and preservation.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Author: No Author
Release Year: 2007

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