Moving on

Description

Larry McMurtry’s Moving On, his epic first novel in the acclaimed Houston series, has long been considered a defining tale of “monumental honesty” worthy of great attention (New York Times). Preceding Terms of Endearment by five years, it is essential reading for anyone who appreciates the inherent genius of McMurtry’s late twentieth-century fiction. Moving On centers on the life of Patsy Carpenter, one of his most beloved characters. After calmly finishing a Hershey bar alone in her car, a restless Patsy drives away from her lifeless marriage in search of a greater purpose. In “precise and lyrical prose” (Boston Globe), McMurtry reveals the complex, colorful lives of Pete, the rodeo clown; high-spirited cowboy Sonny Shanks; and impassioned grad student Hank. A critical work of American literature that “presents human drama with sympathy and compassion” (Los Angeles Times), Moving On unfolds a tale of perseverance and emotional survival in the modern-day West.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Larry McMurtry
Published: 10/02/2018
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9781631493492
Pages: 832
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 1.80″ H x 8.20″ L x 5.50″ W

About the Author
McMurtry, Larry: – Larry McMurtry was an award-winning novelist, essayist, and avid bookseller and collector, who received an Academy Award with cowriter Diana Ossana for the screenplay of Brokeback Mountain and wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove.