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The Desert Rose
Larry McMurtry
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Description for The Desert Rose
Paperback. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove and Terms of Endearment. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 170.
Bittersweet, funny and touching, Larry McMurtry's The Desert Rose is the story of Harmony, a Las Vegas showgirl.
At night she's a lead dancer in a gambling casino; during the day she raises peacocks. She's one of a dying breed of dancers, faced with fewer and fewer jobs and an even bleaker future. Yet she maintains a calm cheerfulness in that arid neon landscape of supermarkets, drive-in wedding chapels, and all-night casinos.
While Harmony's star is fading, her beautiful, cynical daughter Pepper's is on the rise. But Harmony remains wistful and optimistic through it all. She ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447274667
SKU
V9781447274667
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry is the author of more than thirty novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove. He has also written memoirs and essays, and received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Brokeback Mountain.
Reviews for The Desert Rose
Warm and funny . . . The real triumph of the book is Harmony herself, an unabashed romantic whose optimism and tenderness refuse to wilt in this arid, unromantic setting . . . McMurtry can transform ordinary words into highly lyrical, poetic passages . . . and presents human dramas with a sympathy and compassion that make us care about ... Read more