QUIXOTE’S ISLAND

About the Book

Escolastica Rodriguez, grand daughter of the first Spanish expedition of 1776, grows up in a California that seems to be the mythical golden island Garci Rodriguez de Montalvo dreamed into existence three centuries before. A last frontier of Spanish chivalry and gracious hospitality, it is a civilization about to be trampled by the adventurer of the California Gold Rush. Escolastica, a true California, "a daughter of the country," dances between the two conflicting worlds in this novel of love and history and betrayal.

About the Author

Sally Small is fourth generation of Californian. She is the author of two collections of short stories:DARK CHOCOLATE and PEAR SEASON. Her novel TWO SLOUGHS was published in 2008. This is her second novel.