Widow Creek
Logline
Mariah Hardwick Penngrove’s wagon arrives in Remington River, California in 1849. Along the way, she lost a husband but developed a back bone. Nothing was going to stop her from living and breathing ‘the beyond’ described by Meriwether Lewis. She kept her mother’s copy of The Journals of Lewis and Clark close at hand, ever ready with an appropriate quote for inspiration. Once Mariah saw Hasten Peak, snow-capped and dominating the landscape above Remington River, she knew she had found her ‘beyond’. When she becomes embroiled in a land dispute between the bandit, Pajaro Mendonca, and, Po Fong, Chinatown madam and leader of a notorious tong, Mariah’s notion of the wilderness and untouched horizons is turned upside down. At Widow Creek, she finds that decisions are not so straight-forward and that trust is a shadowy business. Fast forward to 2015. Three weather-worn and inscribed boulders are found on a remote hillside below Hasten Peak. A manuscript that Mariah penned about her days at Widow Creek is uncovered during a search for the meaning behind the boulders. What was left unwritten about the remainder of Mariah’s life in Remington River is revealed by a group of historical sleuths. The provenance of the boulders and the legacy left behind pins the past to the present.
Genre
Historical Fiction,
Short Summary
Mariah Hardwick Penngrove’s wagon arrives in Remington River, California in 1849. Along the way, she lost a husband but developed a back bone. Nothing was going to stop her from living and breathing ‘the beyond’ described by Meriwether Lewis. She kept her mother’s copy of The Journals of Lewis and C
Setting
Northern California
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Quest
Plot - Other Elements
Twist
Mature Audience Themes
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Main Character Details
Name: Mariah
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous, Badass
Additional Character Details
Name: Pajaro
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous, Aggressive, Charming, Complex
Additional Character Details
Name: Po fong
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Criminal, Greedy, Manipulative, Narcissistic, Power-hungry
Additional Character Details
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