The Marfa Blues - searching for treasure
by John Egenes
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Vera DeSoto runs a cafe in Marfa, Texas in 1968. The cowboys and truckers who come in hope for a chance with her, but she enjoys living alone and isn’t ready to settle down with anyone. Vera collects strays—wayward people looking for second chances. A 14-year-old girl, two hippie boys, and a young artist find their way into her life and suddenly, Vera is joining them in a search for buried treasure in the badlands of Southwest Texas. Each will discover what finding treasure really means.
Egenes gives us a mismatched group of characters that explores themes of family and redemption, with varying interpretations of 'treasure'. Offbeat and character-driven, we’re taken from hippie culture to desert adventure, with giant cloned cows and a psychic raven, as the novel balances whimsy with real emotional stakes. Author of the award-winning Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America.
About the Author
Having done pretty much whatever it takes to get by, John Egenes has been a musician, a saddlemaker, a submarine sailor, a dog catcher, a taxicab driver, and a university lecturer, among other things. John has ridden the freight trains he describes in The Marfa Blues, and has seen the mysterious Marfa Lights described in his book. Egenes is the author of Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America, the story of his epic 1974 journey across the United States with his horse, Gizmo. The book was featured in the movie, Barbie, with Ryan Gosling.