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Selected from Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

Octo · Rebound by Sagebrush

About this book

Selected from Lonesome Dove is the story of three cowboys--Jake, Gus, and Call--and their fierce code of honour. When one of them breaks the code, the others must make a terrible decision between loyalty and the law. Selected from Lonesome Dove contains: - selections from Lonesome Dove, - a short biography of Larry McMurtry, - a short history of the old West - and much, much more. --back cover

Who this is for

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Quiet, observational, and lightly philosophical — the prose is the point. Best for readers who already enjoy literary fiction and aren't reading for plot. Frustrates anyone expecting clear stakes.

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