Following the death of her husband, Ana Celestina de la Fuente leaves Albuquerque for the quiet village of Ojo Negro, New Mexico, accepting a teaching position she hopes will offer distance from the life she has lost. Instead, she finds herself embraced by a community whose lives become inseparable from her own.
Among ranchers, teachers, veterans, and lifelong neighbors, Ana forms an unexpected friendship with Lupita Bocanegra and gradually comes to know Gabriel Lucero, a quiet rancher and veteran whose compassion is matched by the burdens he carries. As affection grows between them, old wounds, family loyalties, and long-buried secrets challenge the fragile future they begin to imagine together.
Set amid the mesas, rivers, and mountain landscapes of northern New Mexico, Under an Enchanted Sky is a novel of grief, resilience, friendship, and the restorative power of community. Anne Estevis brings the traditions, culture, and everyday rhythms of the American Southwest vividly to life while exploring the enduring capacity of the human heart to heal.
At once intimate and expansive, Under an Enchanted Sky is a moving story of second chances, reminding us that hope often arrives quietly, carried by the people and places we least expect.
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Anne Estevis was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas and spent much of her adult life in New Mexico. While teaching in northern New Mexico, she met her husband, Francisco, who was also a native Texan. They returned to live in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Estevis has authored several books including Down Garrapata Road and Chicken Foot Farm, both published by Arte Publico Press. Estevis dedicated her life to teaching and is retired from the University of Texas System.
Following the death of her husband, Ana Celestina de la Fuente leaves Albuquerque for the quiet village of Ojo Negro, New Mexico, accepting a teaching position she hopes will offer distance from the life she has lost. Instead, she finds herself embraced by a community whose lives become inseparable from her own.
Among ranchers, teachers, veterans, and lifelong neighbors, Ana forms an unexpected friendship with Lupita Bocanegra and gradually comes to know Gabriel Lucero, a quiet rancher and veteran whose compassion is matched by the burdens he carries. As affection grows between them, old wounds, family loyalties, and long-buried secrets challenge the fragile future they begin to imagine together.
Set amid the mesas, rivers, and mountain landscapes of northern New Mexico, Under an Enchanted Sky is a novel of grief, resilience, friendship, and the restorative power of community. Anne Estevis brings the traditions, culture, and everyday rhythms of the American Southwest vividly to life while exploring the enduring capacity of the human heart to heal.
At once intimate and expansive, Under an Enchanted Sky is a moving story of second chances, reminding us that hope often arrives quietly, carried by the people and places we least expect.
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Anne Estevis was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas and spent much of her adult life in New Mexico. While teaching in northern New Mexico, she met her husband, Francisco, who was also a native Texan. They returned to live in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Estevis has authored several books including Down Garrapata Road and Chicken Foot Farm, both published by Arte Publico Press. Estevis dedicated her life to teaching and is retired from the University of Texas System.
