Wandering Hill : The Berrybender Narratives, Book 2 by Larry McMurtry (2003, Mass Market)

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In The Wandering Hill, Larry McMurtry continues the story of Tasmin Berrybender and her eccentric family in the still unexplored Wild West of the 1830s. By now, Tasmin is married to the elusive young mountain man Jim Snow (the "Sin Killer").

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PublisherPocket Star
ISBN-100743451422
ISBN-139780743451420
eBay Product ID (ePID)2355994

Product Key Features

Book TitleWandering Hill : the Berrybender Narratives, Book 2
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicContemporary Women, General, Westerns, Historical
Publication Year2003
GenreFiction
AuthorLarry McMurtry
Book SeriesBerrybender Narratives Ser.
FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width4.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsNew York Times Book Review Exquisite descriptions....Simply irresistible storytelling, rich and satisfying., New York Times Book ReviewExquisite descriptions....Simply irresistible storytelling, rich and satisfying.
Series Volume Number2
Volume NumberBk. 2
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisThe second volume in Larry McMurtry's four-part historical epic featuring the Berrybender family as they continue their journey through the West during the 1830s. In The Wandering Hill, Larry McMurtry continues the story of Tasmin Berrybender and her eccentric family in the still unexplored Wild West of the 1830s. Their journey is one of exploration, beset by difficulties, tragedies, the desertion of trusted servants, and the increasing hardships of day-to-day survival in a land where nothing can be taken for granted. By now, Tasmin is married to the elusive young mountain man Jim Snow (the "Sin Killer"). On his part, Jim is about to discover that in taking the outspoken, tough-minded, stubbornly practical young aristocratic woman into his teepee he has bitten off more than he can chew. Still, theirs is a great love affair and dominates this volume of Larry McMurtry's The Berrybender Narratives, in which Tasmin gradually takes center stage as her father loses his strength and powers of concentration, and her family goes to pieces stranded in the hostile wilderness. The Wandering Hill (which refers to a powerful and threatening legend in local Indian folklore) is at once literature on a grand scale and riveting entertainment by a master storyteller., Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry continues his epic four-novel telling of The Berrybender Narratives with a new adventure that is both a grand literary achievement and riveting entertainment as forged by a master wordsmith....The indefatigable Tasmin Berrybender and her eccentric family trek on through the unexplored Wild West of 1830s America -- and suffer the harsh realities of the untamed wilderness, including sickness, brutal violence and death, the desertion of trusted servants, and the increasing hardships of daily life in a land where survival is never certain. Filled with larger-than-life legendary figures such as mountain men Jim Bridger and Kit Carson, vividly rendered action, irresistible good humor, and an ever-changing cast of characters that readers will treasure,The Wandering Hillproves again that Larry McMurtry still reigns as the first statesman of the Old West., The second volume in Larry McMurtry's four-part historical epic featuring the Berrybender family as they continue their journey through the West during the 1830s. In The Wandering Hill, Larry McMurtry continues the story of Tasmin Berrybender and her eccentric family in the still unexplored Wild West of the 1830s. Their journey is one of exploration, beset by difficulties, tragedies, the desertion of trusted servants, and the increasing hardships of day-to-day survival in a land where nothing can be taken for granted. By now, Tasmin is married to the elusive young mountain man Jim Snow (the Sin Killer). On his part, Jim is about to discover that in taking the outspoken, tough-minded, stubbornly practical young aristocratic woman into his teepee he has bitten off more than he can chew. Still, theirs is a great love affair and dominates this volume of Larry McMurtry's The Berrybender Narratives, in which Tasmin gradually takes center stage as her father loses his strength and powers of concentration, and her family goes to pieces stranded in the hostile wilderness. The Wandering Hill (which refers to a powerful and threatening legend in local Indian folklore) is at once literature on a grand scale and riveting entertainment by a master storyteller.

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