Publisher's Synopsis
Rattlesnakes, renegades, flying tumbleweeds and hailstorms are all common in the desert Southwest. Moriarty was 60 miles east of Albuquerque, New Mexico and a million miles away from everything that comes with a civilized world. This true memoir of a woman's determination to make New Mexico her home is funny and heart-breaking. To say it was not what was expected is a gross understatement. The family had to adjust to a different environment under the most trying circumstances imaginable. Gail and her family traveled from Buffalo, New York to Moriarty, New Mexico. Until then, they never really understood the meaning of culture shock. Living in the desert, in a mobile home, with no jobs and no friends, Gail struggled for two years to make their lives work. Meanwhile, the desert had some lessons for her.
