Sunrise at Cotulla: A Novel about Texas Women in the Near Future

By David H. Plylar

Parental Discretion is Advised. In the year 2012 a group of women set about to reform the political system in Texas after the state legislature passes draconian laws that trample on the civil liberties of women and gays. The women face a docile and apathetic electorate, a powerful state law enforcement apparatus, a hostile judiciary and a news media dominated by tabloid sensationalism.An unlikely person assumes the role of leader of the reform movement after tragedy and personal blunders abruptly alter her life. Along the way she becomes aware of her sexuality and strengthens her religious faith. The story takes place in many Texas locales-from the state legislature in Austin and the county courthouse in Galveston, to Marfa and the Rio Grande River valley. Outside Texas, events unfold from Union Square in New York City to Jumpertown, Mississippi.Sunrise at Cotulla combines alternative history, historical fiction and future fiction spanning the period from 1848 to 2014.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143489097X
• ISBN13: 9781434890979
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

My favorite parts

This book is the first of the "Sun" trilogy, Sunrise at Cotulla, Sunset at Rocksprings, and Sunshine Reflections at Sisterdale Crossing. What I liked best about Sunrise was its depth of historical context. There are not many novels that provide a multi-generational background to the main characters. But politics drives this book, which takes a jaundiced look into the near future and suggests what lies at the bottom of the slippery slope. A humorous aspect of Sunrise is the way the bad guys die. If you like the way Carl Haissen kills of the scum of the earth, you'll appreciate the poetic-comic way the evil-doers are dispatched.