The Desert Rose
by McMurtry, Larry
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983. Advance uncorrected proofs. Paperback. 245pp. Octavo [21 cm] Yellow and black printed wraps. Very good plus condition. "Fall 83" is written in marker on the front wrap, and the rear wrap is very lightly soiled. An advance proof from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry.
From Simon and Schuster- "His [McMurtry's] gift for writing about women -- their love for reckless, hopeless men; their ability to see the good in losers; and their peculiar combination of emotional strength and sudden weakness -- makes The Desert Rose the bittersweet, funny, and touching book that it is.
Harmony is a Las Vegas showgirl. At night she's a lead dancer in a gambling casino; during the day she raises peacocks. She's one of a dying breed of dancers, faced with fewer and fewer jobs and an even bleaker future. Yet she maintains a calm cheerfulness in that arid neon landscape of supermarkets, drive-in wedding chapels, and all-night casinos. While Harmony's star is fading, her beautiful, cynical daughter Pepper's is on the rise. But Harmony remains wistful and optimistic through it all. She is the unexpected blossom in the wasteland, the tough and tender desert rose. Hers is a loving portrait that only Larry McMurtry could render.
From Simon and Schuster- "His [McMurtry's] gift for writing about women -- their love for reckless, hopeless men; their ability to see the good in losers; and their peculiar combination of emotional strength and sudden weakness -- makes The Desert Rose the bittersweet, funny, and touching book that it is.
Harmony is a Las Vegas showgirl. At night she's a lead dancer in a gambling casino; during the day she raises peacocks. She's one of a dying breed of dancers, faced with fewer and fewer jobs and an even bleaker future. Yet she maintains a calm cheerfulness in that arid neon landscape of supermarkets, drive-in wedding chapels, and all-night casinos. While Harmony's star is fading, her beautiful, cynical daughter Pepper's is on the rise. But Harmony remains wistful and optimistic through it all. She is the unexpected blossom in the wasteland, the tough and tender desert rose. Hers is a loving portrait that only Larry McMurtry could render.
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Details
- Seller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 41457
- Title
- The Desert Rose
- Author
- McMurtry, Larry
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance uncorrected proofs
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Advance Readers Copy; uncorrected proofs; Larry McMurtry
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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