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When the Light Goes
Larry McMurtry

When the Light Goes

Larry McMurtry

2007 · Simon & Schuster · 195 pages

City and town life in fictionOlder menOlder men in fictionTexas in fictionFiction

About this book

Widower Duane Moore returns to west Texas, where he finds the family oil business significantly altered by new personnel, evolving family dynamics, and his own perspective changes.

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

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