![]() Changing perspective throughout, Milliken excels at capturing each character’s unique voice and perspective-particularly Rory’s guarded quietness and Vivian’s performed jadedness. In a separate narrative, Rory’s daughter, Charlie, must untangle what actually happened between the group of friends 22 years earlier. ![]() ![]() But as wildfire season approaches, tensions rise among Rory and Vivian, until one fateful night changes Rory forever. ![]() After Gus inadvertently causes a car accident that kills the son of a famous actor who lives nearby, Rory becomes close with Vivian Price, the actor’s troubled older daughter, who begins carrying on a secret romantic relationship with Rory while dating June’s twin brother, Wade. Through the job she becomes friends with June Fisk, the daughter of a rich neighbor who comes for riding lessons, sparking feelings that make Rory confront her own sexuality. In 1993, 15-year-old Rory Ramos is a talented horseback rider working at Leaning Rock Ranch alongside her stepfather, Gus. ![]() In Milliken’s moving debut, a California ranch becomes the stage for tense conflicts of class and family. ![]()
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