| The Cadence of Grass Contributor(s): McGuane, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679767452 ISBN-13: 9780679767459 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: Sunny Jim Whitelaw, a descendent of pioneers and owner of a large bottling plant, may have died, but he has no intention of relinquishing control: his will specifies that no one gets a cent unless his daughter Evelyn reconciles with her estranged husband, Paul. But Evelyn is a strong-willed woman, fiercely attached to the land, whose horses transport her to a West she feels is disappearing, while Paul is a suave manipulator, without scruples, intent on living well. As played out on the majestic stage of Montana cattle country, the ensuing drama involves blood, money, sex, vengeance, and a cross-dressing rancher. The Cadence of Grass is renewed evidence that McGuane is one of the finest writers we have, capable of simultaneously burnishing and demolishing the mythology of the West while doing rope tricks with the English language. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Westerns - General - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.2" W x 8.04" (0.41 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Montana |
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| Publisher Description: Sunny Jim Whitelaw, a descendent of pioneers and owner of a large bottling plant, may have died, but he has no intention of relinquishing control: his will specifies that no one gets a cent unless his daughter Evelyn reconciles with her estranged husband, Paul. But Evelyn is a strong-willed woman, fiercely attached to the land, whose horses transport her to a West she feels is disappearing, while Paul is a suave manipulator, without scruples, intent on living well. As played out on the majestic stage of Montana cattle country, the ensuing drama involves blood, money, sex, vengeance, and a cross-dressing rancher. The Cadence of Grass is renewed evidence that McGuane is one of the finest writers we have, capable of simultaneously burnishing and demolishing the mythology of the West while doing rope tricks with the English language. |