Monuments A Novel |
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| Author:
| Reynolds, Clay |
| Series title: | Sandhill Chronicles Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89672-568-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Publisher: | Texas Tech University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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"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 . . ....
More Description"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