Showing results for "Gila" in Literature & Fiction

Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe and his friend Scrap Elliot are ready to extinguish the loathsome Juan Cortina. Unfortunately, their direct orders are to only spy on Cortina's cattle rustlers, which makes them two easy gringo targets. So much so that their first scuffle leaves Josiah seriously injured and Scrap on his own in his pursuit of Cortina. Recovering from his injury, Josiah is hit with a Dear John letter from his sweetheart. Luckily, a Mexican girl, Francesca, is there to help heal his wounds.

The Gila River flows gently through the parched Sonoran Desert. Along its banks, fierce Apaches, Pima farmers, Spaniards, and brash Americans all vie for control in a harsh and unforgiving land. There is Miguel Santana, a young Spaniard abandoned by his comrades; his Pima son Vitorio; Jacova, a woman whose indomitable spirit tamed a mighty Apache warrior; and the "man of three bloods".

The river belongs to all, and to none. On the banks of the Gila, their lives all come together, in love and in war.

Hidup Becky Bloomwood sungguh mulus: dia punya pekerjaan yang menyenangkan, tinggal di apartemen Manhattan bersama pacarnya, Luke, dan mereka membuka rekening gabungan (walaupun belum sepakat apakah rok Miu Miu termasuk pos pengeluaran rumah tangga). Kemudian Luke melamarnya! Sesudah itu hidup Becky jadi rumit lagi. Ibunya ingin mereka menikah di Inggris, ingin Becky mengenakan gaun pengantinnya dulu. Ibu Luke ingin mereka menikah di Plaza Hotel New York, dengan pesta mewah, kue pengantin spektakuler, dan kada-kado luar biasa…

At 50, cattle driver Sam Sawyer thinks he can finally dust off and retire, maybe open an eating house. But after a pack of Apache ambushes him and leaves him to die in Gila River country, he barely makes it to a remote ranch. The owner, Hanna Stewart, has worked the desert spread with her young daughter ever since her husband went for a ride and never returned.

Rebecca Bloomwood seorang jurnalis keuangan. Pekerjaannya menulis artikel tentang cara mengatur keuangan. Ia menghabiskan waktu luangnya dengan… berbelanja. Terapi belanja adalah jawaban untuk semua masalahnya. Namun belakangan Becky dikejar-kejar tagihan. Ia tahu ia harus berhenti—tapi tidak bisa. Ia mencoba mengurangi pengeluaran, mencoba memperbesar penghasilan, tapi tak ada metode yang berhasil. Satu-satunya penghiburan adalah membeli sesuatu… sesuatu untuk dirinya sendiri…

Bagi Rebecca Bloomwood, hidup ini sungguh mudah. Ia muncul setiap pagi di TV, manajer banknya sangat baik hati, dan soal belanja, motonya adalah Hanya Beli Apa Yang Kau Perlu—dan ia sungguh-sungguh mematuhinya! (Yah, kira-kira begitulah). Hidupnya lebih sempurna ketika kekasihnya, Luke Brandon yang terkenal, menawarinya kesempatan untuk bekerja di New York. Astaga, New York! Di sana kan ada banyak tempat belanja hebat seperti Saks atau Bloomingdale's. Atau Barney's. Dan obral-obral sampel misterius tempat kita bisa mendapatkan gaun Prada seharga seratus dolar!