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Inland by Téa Obreht is set in the late 19th century and follows two pioneers, Lurie Mattie, a "cameleer," and Nora Lark, an Arizona homesteader, as they navigate the harsh desert conditions of New Mexico and Arizona, each haunted by their pasts and personal ghosts. The novel alternates between Lurie's first-person narrative to his camel Burke and Nora's third-person perspective as she grapples with the disappearance of her husband and the drought plaguing her land. It includes themes of grief, violence, and survival.