Extract from West

Fiction

An exclusive extract from the beginning of Megan Bradbury’s novel-in-progress, West: Rae starts dating a Mormon. They roam the city. They never go up the towers. Rae doesn’t want to see anything from up high. The Mormon is an artist and activist. His causes are the same as her mother’s were. After protesting in Battery Park, he’ll be moving west. That’s where the greatest battles are. The Mormon has Clint Eastwood posters on his bedroom wall. Clint Eastwood wants to be seen to look after women in stories, but the women themselves aren’t free. He always looks after the Wild West towns.