The Late Child

by Larry Mcmurtry Publisher : Simon & Schuster Year : 1995 Edition : First Printing : Advance Copy Pages : 461 Price : $129.95

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Simon & Schuster, 1995. FIRST EDITION, Advanced Copy./ like new. DJ almost like new in clear protective sleeve. Quarter-bound in black cloth over red boards, with red endpapers and bright gilt lettering to the spine. Taking up where THE DESERT ROSE left off, THE LATE CHILD is the story of Harmony, an aging Las Vegas dancer who must deal with her daughter Pepper's death from AIDS.In an effort to recover from the loss of a daughter, Vegas showgirl Harmony leaves town with her son and travels throughout the country with a dog named Iggy Pop before returning to her family home in Oklahoma. "...I truly believe some cowboys understand and like women better than most men do. One cowboy in particular, Larry McMurtry....McMurtry writes as insightfully about bright, passionate, confused, frustrated women as anybody has, even other women....McMurtry's back to writing about what he writes about best--women on the road, one way or another."Chicago Tribune Books - Joyce Slater (06/18/1995) McMurtry's 19th novel after huge successes like Terms of Endearment, Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show. 461 pages.

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