Annie Proulx's new collection is peopled by characters who struggle with circumstances beyond their control. Born to ranching, drawn to it, or desperate to get out, they inhabit worlds that are isolated and often dangerous. Trouble comes at them from unexpected angles, and they drive themselves through it, hardheaded and resourceful. No one writes better than Proulx about the...
Annie Proulx's new collection is peopled by characters who struggle with circumstances beyond their control. Born to ranching, drawn to it, or desperate to get out, they inhabit worlds that are isolated and often dangerous. Trouble comes at them from unexpected angles, and they drive themselves through it, hardheaded and resourceful. No one writes better than Proulx about the...
Annie Proulx's new collection is peopled by characters who struggle with circumstances beyond their control. Born to ranching, drawn to it, or desperate to get out, they inhabit worlds that are isolated and often dangerous. Trouble comes at them from unexpected angles, and they drive themselves through it, hardheaded and resourceful. No one writes better than Proulx about the...
Wyoming Stories - 1 - The Half Skinned Steer - The Mud Below - Job History - The Blood Bay - People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water - The Bunchgrass Edge of the World - Pair a Spurs - A Lonely Coast - The Governors of Wyoming - 55 Miles to the Gas Pump - Brokeback Mountain (
Wyoming Stories - 1 - The Half Skinned Steer - The Mud Below - Job History - The Blood Bay - People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water - The Bunchgrass Edge of the World - Pair a Spurs - A Lonely Coast - The Governors of Wyoming - 55 Miles to the Gas Pump - Brokeback Mountain (
Wyoming Stories - 1 - The Half Skinned Steer - The Mud Below - Job History - The Blood Bay - People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water - The Bunchgrass Edge of the World - Pair a Spurs - A Lonely Coast - The Governors of Wyoming - 55 Miles to the Gas Pump - Brokeback Mountain (
Ms. Proulx blends Newfoundland argot, savage history, impressively diverse characters, fine descriptions of weather and scenery, and comic horseplay without ever lessening the reader’s interest. —The Atlantic Vigorous, quirky displays Ms. Proulx’s surreal humor and her zest for the strange foibles of humanity. —Howard Norman, The New York Times Book Review An exciting,...
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