“If you read only one western novel in your life, read Lonesome Dove.”
Lonesome Dove
A Novel
Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning classic of the American West that follows two aging Texas Rangers embarking on one last adventure. An epic of the frontier and rich with complex characters, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness.
Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember.
Reviews
“Everything about Lonesome Dove feels true...These are real people, and they are still larger than life.”
“Lonesome Dove is Larry McMurtry’s loftiest novel.”
"A marvelous novel...moves with joyous energy...amply imagined and crisply, lovingly written. I haven't enjoyed a book more this year...a joyous epic."
