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   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) dmurfgal | Dec 9, 2022 |   ) SusanKrzywicki | Jun 26, 2017 | Well, I can't say this is a favorite read, but I did enjoy most of it. Theobald Moon leaves England for life in the Arizona desert, a solitude broken by the arrival of a Slovak shoemaker and her ice-cream (zmrzlina) man boyfriend. I love the descriptions of the desert and Theobald's adaptation to it, as well as the very realistic description of Slovakia in the winter. And I love all the Slovak language scattered through the book. And the transition between Theobald's story, the couple's story and Josephine's, the other main character, narration is most smooth, until about 1/3 the way through the book. The time goes too quickly and the story is rushed. I did like the ending, it is one that begins the story from the beginning. (  ) Zmrzlina | Nov 10, 2007 | no reviews | add a review
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Susan Elderkin's brilliant Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains explores our places in the lives of our loved ones and in the universe. Theobald Moon lives in a lonely corner of the Arizona desert, tending his spectacular cactus garden, his tiny mobile home, and his astounding appetite. He has fled a stifled, cardigan-and-tea-cozy life in south London for this unfamiliar country and is raising Josephine, who has known no other life than their cheerful yet isolated American one. But when a jangling ice-cream truck finds its way into the desert carrying two ill-fated lovers -- a pregnant Slovakian shoemaker and a mysterious ice-cream man -- it throws Theo's and Josie's careful lives into a chaotic state for which they're totally unprepared. Fantastic upheaval ensues, as well as an inspired redemption.Innovative and accessible, funny and profound, Elderkin's "beautiful, touching story" (Bookseller) explores love and responsibility, and the joys and fears such emotions inspire. It is a rare and tantalizing first novel. No library descriptions found. |
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