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The wandering hill

Larry McMurtry

May · Simon & Schuster

Berrybender family (Fictitious characters)Women immigrantsBritishEccentrics and eccentricitiesYoung women

About this book

Continuing up the Missouri River with her wealthy English clan, Tasmin Berrybender, on the verge of motherhood and living with elusive Native American Jim Snow, witnesses her father's deterioration in the wake of her family's rise in power.

Who this is for

AI · Sample

A patient, character-first epic that asks you to sit with worldbuilding before any payoff arrives. Readers who love long arcs and slow-burn relationships tend to finish it twice; readers chasing momentum often DNF in the first hundred pages. Plan for unhurried evenings.

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A world-driven with strong plot, tense and immersive read.

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