Night Air Descending: A Novel (The Life and Stories of Jaime Cruz)

★★★★★ “Jaime’s story, simply put, makes me happy. ” – Reader Review ___ Now a gen-u-ine cowboy, firmly rooted in far west Texas, Jaime Cruz tells the stories of his life as a member of the Geermann-Schlatter family. He waits to see if any of the seeds he cast to the wind in writing to his own estranged family take root. The Schlatters deal with their continued disappointment in their son, Brett, as it seems his life becomes evermore distant from his roots and his own children. Sallie’s humor and connection to the natural world continue to nurture “the boys” and inspires the next generation. And still lamenting the actions that drove her oldest son away, Betsy says, “If there isn’t a story in the Bible about a prodigal mother, there ought to be.” In this sequel to Tumbleweed and Dreams, Jaime embraces the joys, meets the challenges and faces the shocks with his adopted family now woven so intricately into his own life.