On the night plain - J. Robert Lennon
a novel
KORTE INHOUD
A brave, beautifully written story about a man who reluctantly accepts his birthright in a hard-luck Montana sheep-ranching family, from the critically acclaimed author of The Light of Falling Stars. Hoping to make a new life for himself after World War II and to escape the guilt he feels over the death of a brother who fought and died in his stead, Grant Person abandons his family's ranch in Montana for a fishing boat on the Atlantic. But the death of his mother three years later draws him back to the nearly deserted ranch. His father has mysteriously disappeared, and his only remaining brother, Max, a lifelong rival, takes off the day Grant returns, leaving Grant with a couple of hired hands, a sickly flock, and a pile of debt. Max comes home a year later, bringing with him a young woman named Sophia. As Grant falls in love with Sophia, he contemplates the possibility of a less isolated future. But Sophia is only happiness enough for one brother. With unflinching honesty, J. Robert Lennon tackles the compli...
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2001, paperback, goed exemplaar / good copy [Auteur: J. Robert Lennon] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Henry Holt] [Jaar: 2001] [Titel: On the Night Plain]
