The Late Child

by Larry Mcmurtry Publisher : Simon & Schuster Year : 1995 Edition : First Printing : First Pages : 461 Condition : Near Fine Binding : Hardcover Dust Jacket : Yes Price : $89.95

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Simon & Schuster, 1995. FIRST EDITION, First Printing with "1" in numberline. Excellent condition in very good original dust jacket, not price clipped black mark on bar code on dj rear and on bottom of page block. Quarter-bound in black cloth over red boards, with red endpapers and bright gilt lettering to the spine. From the Pulitzer Prize winning writer of Lonesome Dove. 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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