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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Other titles in the Berrybender Narratives series:Berrybender Narratives #1: Sin Killerby Larry Mcmurtry
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:It is 1830, and the Berry bender family, rich, aristocratic, English, and fiercely out of place, is on its way up the Missouri River to see the American West open up. Accompanied by a Large and varied collection of retainers, Lord and Lady Berry bender have abandoned their palatial home in England to explore die frontier and to broaden the horizons of their children, who include Tasmin, a budding young woman of grit and beauty, her vivacious and difficult sister, and her brother. As they journey by rough stages upriver, the Berrybenders meet with all the dangers, difficulties, temptations, and awesome natural scenery of the untamed West, as well as a cast of characters including Indians, pioneers, mountain men, and explorers, both historical and imaginary. At the core of the book is Tasmin's fast-developing relationship with Jim Snow, the handsome frontiersman, ferocious Indian fighter, and part-time preacher known as "the Sin-Killer." Full of incident, suspense, and excitement, Sin Killer is at once epic, comic, and as stirring as the West itself. Review:"Part western, part satire of the English class system contrasted with rugged frontier society.... Review:"A sprawling parody of the frontier encounter....Sin Killer is a zany, episodic ride. With gusto and nonstop ingenuity, McMurtry moves his cast of characters and caricatures steadily upstream." Washington Post Review:"A story as big as the West itself." Chicago Tribune Review:"Irresistible." New York Times Synopsis:In Larry McMurtry's Sin Killer, the first novel of a major four-volume work, it is 1830, and the Berrybender family, rich aristocratic English, and fiercely out of place, is on its way up the Missouri River to see the American West as it begins to open up. At the core of the book is daughter Tasmin's relationship with Jim Snow, frontiersman, ferocious Indian fighter, and part-time preacher (known up and down the Missouri as the Sin Killer), the strong, handsome, silent Westerner who captures her heart. Larry McMurtry has created a wonderfully engaging family confronting every bigger-than-life personality of the frontier as the Berrybenders make their way up the great river, surviving attacks, discomfort, savage weather, and natural disaster. At once epic, comic, and as big as the West itself, it is the kind of novel that only Larry McMurtry can write. Synopsis:Now in trade paperback for the first time--McMurtry's' bestselling Berrybender Narratives quartet, which follows the adventures of a noble English family as they travel the Missouri River in 1832 to explore the American frontier. About the AuthorLarry McMurtry, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Lonesome Dove, is the author of twenty-seven novels, two collections of essays, three memoirs, and more than thirty screenplays, and is the editor of an anthology of modern Western fiction. He lives in Archer City, Texas. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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