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by Jim Harrison
Published Sep 2010
Read ReviewsThe Farmers Daughter is a memorable portrait of three decidedly unconventional American lives. With wit, poignancy, and an unbounded love for his characters, Jim Harrison has again reminded us why he is one of the most cherished and important authors at work today.
by Janine Latus
Published Apr 2008
Read ReviewsIn April 2002, Janine Latus's youngest sister, Amy, wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer. Today Ron Ball and I are romantically involved, it read, but I fear I have placed myself at risk in a variety of ways. Based on his criminal past, writing this out just seems like the smart thing to do. If I am missing or dead this ...
by Thomas Steinbeck
Published Dec 2003
Read ReviewsDeeply felt and richly imagined, full of compelling drama and historical authenticity, Thomas Steinbeck's stories are as memorable and rugged as the coastline that inspired them. Click the excerpt link to read a complete short story.
by Cormac McCarthy
Published Nov 2002
Read ReviewsThe first volume in the Border Trilogy - the tale of John Grady Cole, who at sixteen sets off for Mexico on a sometimes idyllic, sometimes comic journey to a place where dreams are paid for in blood.
by Kent Haruf
Published Aug 2000
Read ReviewsA heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver.
by Charles Frazier
Published Aug 1998
Read ReviewsA magnificent love story, Cold Mountain is the tale of a wounded Confederate soldier, Inman, who walks away from the ravages of the war and back home to his pre-war sweetheart.
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