In Second Rising, Carolyn Dale’s debut novel, Lauren, an aspiring chef from San Francisco, has bought a café in Washington’s Cascade Mountains, where she hopes to burnish her reputation and leap forward in her career.
But a struggle is building between the townspeople and a local technology mogul whose secret project threatens their lands and way of life.
Forced toward a deeper question — How shall we live, if we truly believe the earth is alive? — an eclectic group draws on both ancient traditions and modern cultures to create a new kind of city.
With transformations surrounding her, Lauren faces bittersweet choices among friendships, work, the man she is coming to love, and the land, mountain and river that sustain their lives.