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The Eclipse: A Novel Set in the Pacific Northwest
In this slow burning, modern noir story, a single dad’s infatuation with a glamorous divorcee draws him into a love triangle and a dangerous deal with foreign investors for a coveted vineyard property in the Columbia River Gorge.
Portland, Oregon, high school history teacher Scott Larson goes looking for love on Tinder. Unfortunately, he falls for someone he really can’t Kim Marseilles, a formerly wealthy woman with a complicated love life and aspirations for success in Oregon’s artisanal wine industry.
Scott and Kim’s romance heats up as they spend time in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge, where Scott likes to windsurf and Kim is opening a small winery. But as the spring gives way to summer, Kim gets drawn back into the fold of her estranged lover and business partner, Camden.
Just as Kim is slipping away from Scott, he becomes acquainted with a wealthy foreign investor who presents him with the opportunity to become the owner of one of the most stunning vineyards in the Gorge and just maybe regain Kim’s interest. With Scott’s better judgment eclipsed by his infatuation with Kim, he’s bound to make bad decisions that have devastating consequences.
The Eclipse is about aging GenXers struggling for love and success in a twentieth-first century world saturated with technology and temptation. Set in the Pacific Northwest, the story begins in 2017 as Oregonians are feverish for the summer’s total solar eclipse and continues into a more ominous time of massive forest fires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The book touches a number of contemporary trends including dating apps, outdoor lifestyle communities and the natural wine movement. Much of the story plays out at real eating and drinking establishments and iconic outdoor locations in Portland, Oregon, the Columbia River Gorge and further afield. Throughout the narrative, characters engage in outdoor pursuits of the Pacific Northwest including trail running, backpacking, dog walking, windsurfing, kiteboarding, mountain biking and backcountry skiing.
Portland, Oregon, high school history teacher Scott Larson goes looking for love on Tinder. Unfortunately, he falls for someone he really can’t Kim Marseilles, a formerly wealthy woman with a complicated love life and aspirations for success in Oregon’s artisanal wine industry.
Scott and Kim’s romance heats up as they spend time in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge, where Scott likes to windsurf and Kim is opening a small winery. But as the spring gives way to summer, Kim gets drawn back into the fold of her estranged lover and business partner, Camden.
Just as Kim is slipping away from Scott, he becomes acquainted with a wealthy foreign investor who presents him with the opportunity to become the owner of one of the most stunning vineyards in the Gorge and just maybe regain Kim’s interest. With Scott’s better judgment eclipsed by his infatuation with Kim, he’s bound to make bad decisions that have devastating consequences.
The Eclipse is about aging GenXers struggling for love and success in a twentieth-first century world saturated with technology and temptation. Set in the Pacific Northwest, the story begins in 2017 as Oregonians are feverish for the summer’s total solar eclipse and continues into a more ominous time of massive forest fires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The book touches a number of contemporary trends including dating apps, outdoor lifestyle communities and the natural wine movement. Much of the story plays out at real eating and drinking establishments and iconic outdoor locations in Portland, Oregon, the Columbia River Gorge and further afield. Throughout the narrative, characters engage in outdoor pursuits of the Pacific Northwest including trail running, backpacking, dog walking, windsurfing, kiteboarding, mountain biking and backcountry skiing.
313 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 4, 2023
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July 27, 2024
I snagged a copy of this book from a Little Free Library in White Salmon, WA and so glad I did!
It was a really fun read - well paced, good characters, fun drama. I could see this being made into an excellent TV series!
The detailed backdrop of Portland and the Gorge made this really fun if you’re a local. Would recommend!
It was a really fun read - well paced, good characters, fun drama. I could see this being made into an excellent TV series!
The detailed backdrop of Portland and the Gorge made this really fun if you’re a local. Would recommend!
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