Monuments

"This is Reynolds's fourth novel about the dusty, hot, and sleepy West Texas town of Agatite, a faded stewpot of roiling passions, savage gossip, and crooked politics. . . . This warm and entertaining story is solidly written and vividly atmospheric. Reynolds spins a compelling yarn." --Publishers Weekly"Although [Reynolds] is not as well known outside of Texas as Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, he has probed and deciphered the nature of the past at levels deeper than theirs . . . and in his new novel, Monuments, the results of his quest are brought into apposite and poignant focus." --Bloomsbury Review"Fourteen-year-old Hugh Rudd had his summer planned: mow lawns, practice baseball, buy a new mountain bike, get ready for high school. But the Burlington Northern Railroad's determination to demolish the Hendershot Grocery Ware-house, a symbol of Hugh's small Texas home town since the turn of the century . . . makes Hugh re-examine his plans. . . . The final confrontation is both action-packed and satisfying." --Booklist"Hugh Rudd learns during one summer in his small north Texas town that nothing lasts forever--especially innocence." --San Antonio Express-News "Secures [Reynolds's] place among fine Texas and American writers. . . . A wonderfully satisfying reading experience." --Review of Texas Books"There is no doubt of the author's keen understanding of what makes a small town tick." --Denver Post