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By Philipp Meyer
Philipp Meyer, the acclaimed writer of yank Rust, returns with The Son: an epic of the yank West and a multigenerational saga of energy, blood, land, and oil that follows the increase of 1 unforgettable Texas family members, from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the to the oil booms of the 20 th century.
Harrowing, panoramic, and deeply evocative, The Son is a completely learned masterwork within the maximum culture of the yank canon—an unforgettable novel that mixes the narrative prowess of Larry McMurtry with the knife-edge sharpness of Cormac McCarthy.
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