Introduction

Coyote weather is the feral, hungry season in California, when everything is drought-stricken and ready to catch fire. It's 1967 and the American culture is violently remaking itself while the country is forcing its young men to fight in a deeply unpopular war. Jerry has stubbornly made no plans for the future because he believes that, in the shadow of Vietnam, the Cold War and atomic bomb drills, there won't be one. Ellen's determined to have a plan, because nothing else can keep the world from tilting. And the Ghost just wants to go home to a place that won't let him in: the small California town where they all grew up.

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PROLOGUE
1967


The banner read Good Luck, Randy in gold letters. It hung from the curtain rod above the picture window and the curtains were open so that everyone inside could see the newly-installed flagpole in the front yard. The flag was new too. It shone in the winter sun against the bright blue of the sky and the mountains that ringed the valley. It was a sign that the Ottleys were patriotic, and proud to have their son serving. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

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All the men in this book are marked in some way by the war, whether they fought in it or not. Is that a common experience of wartime or is it specific to the Vietnam war?

What has changed — or not — in women’s lives since Ellen’s experiences with getting birth control, both the first and second times.

What do you think will happen to Ellen and Jerry in the long run?

Are there secondary characters whose stories you want to know?

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