Now and Forever: A Novel of Love and Betrayal Reincarnate

By Max Evans

Two very close life-long friends graduate from the School of Mines and are immediately caught up in the great uranium boom of the 1950s that was centered on Grants, New Mexico. The boom changed the state--and the world--now and forever, and it changes the two young mining engineers. T.C. Young's closest friend, Ray Morris, is tormented by T.C.'s deep love for Julie Goodman who shares with T.C. a love of Anasazi ruins, art galleries, and the mountain streams of Taos. The shining adventures of that mighty historical period turn into a deadly love triangle of murderous thoughts and actions, and the perpetual reincarnation of love, which reach a climax in a mountain cabin and a nearby ancient tunnel inhabited by mysterious mystical powers that jeopardize the lives of all. Max Evans's most recent books are Hot Biscuits, coedited with Candy Moulton, and Madam Millie, both available from UNM Press. He resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826333184
• ISBN13: 9780826333186
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Love transcends!

In acclaimed western writer Max Evans's newest book, he tackles tough questions such as, "Is love greater than friendship?" and "To what lengths will one go to win love back?"Will best friends T.C. and Ray survive the long, cold, solitary winter on a mining site in Eastern New Mexico? First, they must overcome their fears and jealousies. The ending will leave readers suprised and one particularly gruesome scene proves Evans's mastery of description--both of his characters and of the settings in which he places them.