Asphalt & Water

California. 1955. AMARA SIP is sanguine, determined, and skillful on the road. For a living, he drives an ambulance in the Cholame Hills area. One day he receives a dispatch to aid in a car crash. At first glimpse, Amara is taken by the sleekness of the Porsche 550 out in the tundra. He is unaware of the driver lodged in the car, fighting his last breaths. The EMT puts forth his best effort to save the dying James Dean.

Asphalt & Water is Ted Guevara’s third novel based on the James Dean phenomenon. He grew up in Marion, Indiana where the actor was born.