Getting New Mexico
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Aaron Schuyler is a ne'er-do-well, a cheat, an exploiter, a drunk, and a lifelong New Yorker. New Mexico is about to change everything about Schuyler, in this fresh and witty comedy about second chances and redemption.
At 52, Aaron Schuyler has destroyed his life and doesn't care. Professionally ruined, flat broke, and estranged from his ex-wife and children, Schuyler's only concerns are sponging free drinks by crashing funerals and staying on the good side of his primary money supply, his formidable British mother, Clementine.
But Clementine has a plan. Praying for divine aid from her personal god, Winston Churchill, Clementine creates a Winston-inspired scheme to reform her worthless son. Clementine presents Schuyler with an ultimatum--she'll bail him out one last time, if he moves from New York to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and takes a job at the local Sam's Club.
In New Mexico, Schuyler meets people unlike any he's ever known--the enigmatic Indian artist Lone Goose, the blue collar Sam's Club workers who accept him as one of their own, and the beautiful and no-nonsense Anita Chatterjee, with whom Schuyler is immediately smitten.
For the first time in his life, Schuyler wants to be a better person--and as he rereads his diary of his past life, he realizes the extent of his failures and his misdeeds. Can Schuyler adapt to a life of responsibility? To a mature relationship? To New Mexico? To shaking scorpions out of his boots? Winston help him!
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"Getting New Mexico is a fascinating portrait of the human experience. Schuyler's unique perspective on New Mexico and his own life reflects times many readers have stopped and wondered how they ended up where they are. Schuyler may take this to heights most readers haven't, but his quest to understand will captivate readers and leave them thinking."--DelSheree Gladden, author of the Eliza Carlisle Mystery series
"Getting New Mexico is a delightful tale of personal redemption set against the backdrop of a northern New Mexico in which even the most jaded of newcomers might find magic behind adobe walls and love blooming amid the chamisa."--C. Joseph Greaves, author of Church of the Graveyard Saints
"Readers will absolutely adore charming 77-year-old Clementine Schuyler and her free spirit bad boy son who proves at age 52 that it's never too late to up your game and get your life back on track. Rhenna St. Clair tells their story with heart and finesse. Don't miss this feel-good book."--C.C. Harrison, author of Death by G-String, a Coyote Canyon Ladies Ukulele Club Mystery, winner of the 2019 Colorado Humanities Book Award
"Sometimes a pilgrimage to the desert is what is needed to find the best light to shine on our true selves. A story of redemption, love, and second chances, Getting New Mexico is a bright and beautiful read."--Lynne Hinton, author of Pie Town and The Art of Arranging Flowers
"Manhattan meets the sage-brush desert of New Mexico in this entertaining novel of a man's reluctant journey toward redemption. I don't know which I enjoyed more -- the idiosyncratic characters or the vivid descriptions of Santa Fe and its denizens. Altogether an enjoyable read!"--Margaret Coel, New York Times best-selling author of Winter's Child
"A humorous fish-out-of-water tale ... lifelong moocher and dedicated laze-about Aaron Schuyler meets a cast of quirky New Mexicans who teach him what it means to be a part of something larger than himself."--Scott Graham, Four Corners Free Press
"Getting New Mexico is a humorous, quirky novel, and Schuyler's quips about himself are both clever and funny. Schuyler is a sometimes exasperating but endearing character, and you can't beat the Nambe and Santa Fe settings."--Denver Post
