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The Last Kind Words Saloon

Larry McMurtry

2015 · Pan Macmillan · 256 pages

FictionBiographical fictionHistorical fictionFiction, westernsFiction, historical

About this book

A stunning new novel from the bestselling author of Lonesome Dove. The triumphant return of Larry McMurtry with this ballad in prose: his heartfelt tribute to a bygone era of the American West. Larry McMurtry has done more than any other living writer to shape our literary imagination of the American West. With The Last Kind Words Saloon, he returns to the vivid and unsparing portrait of the nineteenth-century and cowboy lifestyle made so memorable in his classic Lonesome Dove. Evoking the greatest characters and l…

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A propulsive thriller that trades depth for forward motion. The voice is direct, the chapters are short, and most readers blow through it in two sittings. If you're between heavier books and want a clean reset, this fits.

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A character-driven with strong prose, melancholic and immersive read.

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