{"product_id":"magdalena-mountain-9781640090774","title":"Magdalena Mountain","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An elegant, eccentric novel of love, loneliness, and lepidoptera . . . Worthy company for work by other naturalist\/novelists: Nabokov, Matthiessen, Kingsolver.\" ―\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMagdalena Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Michael Pyle's first and long-awaited novel, the award-winning naturalist proves he is as at home in an imagined landscape as he is in the natural one. At the center of this story of majesty and high mountain magic are three Magdalenas--Mary, a woman whose uncertain journey opens the book; Magdalena Mountain, shrouded in mystery and menace; and the all-black Magdalena alpine butterfly, the most elusive of several rare and beautiful species found on the mountain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And high in the Colorado Rocky Mountain wilderness, sharing the remote territory of the \u003ci\u003eErebia magdalena\u003c\/i\u003e butterfly, lives the enigmatic Oberon, a reluctant de facto leader of the Grove, a diverse community of monks who share a devotion to nature. Converging in the same wilderness are October Carson, a beachcomber-wanderer in pursuit of the alpine butterflies he collects for museums; James Mead, a young graduate student intent upon learning the ecology of this seductive creature; and Mary Glanville, who also seeks the butterfly but can't remember why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the mystery surrounding Mary takes a menacing turn, their shared quest pulls them deeper into the high mountain wilderness, culminating in a harrowing encounter on the stony slopes of Magdalena Mountain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640090774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robert Michael Pyle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663887560860,"sku":"9781640090774","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5d84e7f4-c9b4-487e-b7f7-94631b5f1f62.jpg?v=1603905299","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/magdalena-mountain-9781640090774","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}