For The Road

Lost, wounded and alone, Jesse Bartos wanders the wilderness with no memory of how he came to be there. He only knows that he is in danger, and that the suitcase in his hand is worth more than his life. At the point of death, he happens upon the abandoned railroad station of Dawn’s Holt, run by an enigmatic family who assure him—despite appearances—that the train will arrive any day. Jesse is desperate to escape, until he meets Reo, the family’s eldest son . . . As the days pass, Jesse falls deeper under the spell of Dawn’s Holt, until he’s caught in a battle between past and future, memory and reckoning and fiercest of all, between his conscience and his own heart.

For the Road is a fantastical Acid Western about life, death and the power of love as a force of redemption, perfect for fans of Hadestown, Alix Harrow and Catherynne M. Valente.