El Morro

by Lawrence Clark Powell

This is the haunting story of a beautiful north-of-England woman, Arla Bay, ineluctably drawn to New Mexico by the magnetic power of El Morro, a great sandstone outcrop in the heart of the Southwest, on which travelers throughout four centuries left their names and rubrics in the golden stone ... Arlo Bay becomes the responsibility of William Stone, a senior park ranger assigned to escort the deeply troubled woman to her goal, by way of many splendors of the Southwest

129 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Claudia Skelton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, one of Lawrence Clark Powell's novels, tells the story of an England woman who is drawn to New Mexico by the power of El Morro National Monument. She is shown the details of the landscape and history by a meaningful journey through the Southwest with a local park ranger. Having spent much business time in New Mexico during 1980, the story within this novel brought more insight to me on aspects of the Southwest.

Lawrence Clark Powell (1906-2001) was a significant and noted librarian, literary critic, and author of many dozens of books on a variety of subjects. I have about 7 dozen of his books which positively strike me due to his significant contributions to book-minded people. I enjoyed reading his novel.