New York, 1991. When seasoned drifter Gabriel arrives in America from Europe he embarks upon a journey which will be both exhilarating and life-changing. His odyssey across America takes him from the bustle of New York City to the heartlands of Wisconsin and Wyoming where he endures the hardships of the raw, unforgiving country and mountain wilderness, and then the scorching desert landscape of Arizona and Nevada. Taking work wherever he can find it - manual labourer, lumberjack, ranch hand - Gabriel falls into a series of relationships with a number of women; Judith, a lonely divorcee, sassy young waitress Carrie, independent Claudine, a freelance photojournalist and finally the formidable Elizabeth Van Kruyssen - matriarch to the wealthy Van Kruyssen family and doyenne of Arizona high society. American Sunset is a sweeping story of love, passion, heartbreak, misfortune and tragedy interwoven with vivid characters all seen through the eyes of Gabriel.