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OLDER VERSION #1
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When world lit student Esther Campos stumbles upon a decaying letter written by a teenaged Rosalía de Castro, future 19th century champion of the Galician literary renaissance, her tightrope begins to unravel. Esther deeply connects with Rosalía’s writings as well as the loneliness and insecurity stemming from their mutual illicit origins.
The letter points to a forsaken novel stowed in her mother’s childhood farmhouse in Spain, and after painful deliberation, Esther embarks on a journey to find the literary treasure, leaving behind her agoraphobic mother and a tattered romantic relationship.
Deep down, Esther wants to contribute something meaningful to the literary world. Besides her teetering academic standing and her mother’s deteriorating mental health, it becomes clear that her narcissistic academic advisor—the eccentric Professor Winterhoff—is wielding her power to seize Rosalía’s novel and attain fame and glory.
After a string of mishaps leaves Esther stranded in Spain with no wallet or phone, she heads across the ancient pilgrimage road known as the Camino de Santiago. If Esther fails to claim the farmhouse and locate the novel before Winterhoff, she will lose the one chance to redeem her academic status, restore the literary canon, and mend her mother’s health. Along the way, she forges unforgettable friendships and experiences near-mystical adventures.
Combining elements of action and mystery, THE ROAD SCHOLAR is an adult upmarket novel complete at 96K words.
OLDER VERSION #1
Thank you for any feedback you might have!
When world lit student Esther Campos stumbles upon a decaying letter written by a teenaged Rosalía de Castro, future 19th century champion of the Galician literary renaissance, her tightrope begins to unravel. Esther deeply connects with Rosalía’s writings as well as the loneliness and insecurity stemming from their mutual illicit origins.
The letter points to a forsaken novel stowed in her mother’s childhood farmhouse in Spain, and after painful deliberation, Esther embarks on a journey to find the literary treasure, leaving behind her agoraphobic mother and a tattered romantic relationship.
Deep down, Esther wants to contribute something meaningful to the literary world. Besides her teetering academic standing and her mother’s deteriorating mental health, it becomes clear that her narcissistic academic advisor—the eccentric Professor Winterhoff—is wielding her power to seize Rosalía’s novel and attain fame and glory.
After a string of mishaps leaves Esther stranded in Spain with no wallet or phone, she heads across the ancient pilgrimage road known as the Camino de Santiago. If Esther fails to claim the farmhouse and locate the novel before Winterhoff, she will lose the one chance to redeem her academic status, restore the literary canon, and mend her mother’s health. Along the way, she forges unforgettable friendships and experiences near-mystical adventures.
Combining elements of action and mystery, THE ROAD SCHOLAR is an adult upmarket novel complete at 96K words.
