The Creosote Bush

By C.A. Legorreta

"If we ever reach the point where we think we thoroughly understand who we are and where we come from, we will have failed," wrote Carl Sagan. But still we try. The search for meaning and understanding is a driving force that has spanned millennia. Although each path is unique, this journey--filled with wonder, curiosity, and the uncomfortable awareness of our individual limitations--unites us. The Creosote Bush follows one such path as seen through the eyes of Ani, an idealistic young woman who is eager to embrace life even as she challenges long-held beliefs. Ani has questions. About everything. From the nature of reality to the limits of understanding and organized religion to where she fits into it all. Upon moving to Seattle to study photography, she pursues her questions into back-alley cafes and 24-hour diners where she and her new friends debate morality, free will, simulation theory, and the origins of identity. As her questions intensify, so does her passionate need to extend her boundaries. Then she meets a wealthy, narcissistic computer programmer, and she finds in him a key to unlocking a side of life previously unfamiliar to her. Although liberating at first, their tempestuous relationship soon plunges her into a crucible of thought and belief. There she must confront an inner darkness she never knew existed. Only then does she begin to find the answers, and the light, for which she was so desperately searching.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09RVDYBSL
• ISBN13: 9798503279160
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Thought provoking

The Creosote Bush follows a young woman as she sets out to discover what it means to be alive and self-aware in a world full of beauty and turmoil. Strongly influenced by science, religion, and skepticism, she is earnest and imperfect, an odd mix of curious and cautious, and her interactions with the people and situations around her reveal uncanny truths about herself and the human condition. This is part love story, part coming-of-age, and part philosophical exploration. Stimulating and thought-provoking, this book begs to be discussed.