This brilliant story of one manās struggle to change his life, from the acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts, is āfull of wry wit and graceful depictions of family relations, first love and the stark beauty of the Montana prairieā (Wall Street Journal).
Joe Starling, a man teetering on the edge of spectacular failuresāas an artist, rancher, lover, and human beingāis also a man of noble ambitions. His struggle to right himself is mesmerizing, hilarious, and profoundly moving.
"No American novelist provides greater pleasureāsentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, page by pageāthan this Montana icon." āChicago Sun-Times
This brilliant story of one manās struggle to change his life, from the acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts, is āfull of wry wit and graceful depictions of family relations, first love and the stark beauty of the Montana prairieā (Wall Street Journal).
Joe Starling, a man teetering on the edge of spectacular failuresāas an artist, rancher, lover, and human beingāis also a man of noble ambitions. His struggle to right himself is mesmerizing, hilarious, and profoundly moving.
"No American novelist provides greater pleasureāsentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, page by pageāthan this Montana icon." āChicago Sun-Times