Desert Bloom
The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic stepfather. Her memories of Robin, her first love, are much happier, and she also recalls her colorful Aunt Starr, whose visit is fun, but also detrimental to her family's health. The setting of 1950s Nevada bomb testing is increasingly significant to the development of the story.
30 September 1949, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
29 December 1938, Yonkers, New York, USA
22 November 1939, Newark, New Jersey, USA
13 March 1971, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
6 December 1948, Houston, Texas, USA
March 30, 1932 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
8 May 1943, Butte, Montana, USA
1 October 1968, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
March 18, 1947 in Marion, Indiana, USA
4 April 1950, Birmingham, Michigan, USA
16 April 1954, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
