West of the Sun cover

West of the Sun

by Lynn Erickson

She was a mystery he couldn't solve In all the years Ben Tanner had been investigating UFO sightings for the United States Air Force, he'd never come across something he couldn't explain. Then animals started dying on Julie Hayden's ranch in a remote corner of New Mexico. Suddenly Ben found himself confronting two mysteries--the mystery of a forgotten tribe living in a hidden valley and the deeper mystery of a woman. To Ben, Julie Hayden's heart seemed as hard and parched as her drought-stricken land. But under the valley's influence, Julie began to blossom again and Ben himself rediscovered the meaning of love and wonder ....

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?