Texasville
A Novel (Duane Moore Book 2)
What's it about
Ever wonder what happens after the final credits roll on a small-town romance? Thirty years after The Last Picture Show, you'll return to Thalia, Texas, where the oil boom has gone bust, and everyone is grappling with the messy, hilarious, and often heartbreaking realities of middle age. Discover how former high school sweethearts Duane and Karla navigate a complex marriage, endless family drama, and the ghosts of their past. Through Larry McMurtry's signature wit, you'll explore the bittersweet nature of nostalgia and learn what it truly means to find your place in a town that never changes, even when you have.
Meet the author
Larry McMurtry was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and screenwriter celebrated as one of the great chroniclers of the American West and its contemporary realities. Raised in a family of ranchers near Archer City, Texas—the real-life model for the fictional town of Thalia in his novels—McMurtry drew from his own heritage to explore the poignant decline of the cowboy mythos. His intimate understanding of small-town Texas life and its unforgettable characters gives an unparalleled authenticity to the world of Duane Moore.
What's it about
Ever wonder what happens after the final credits roll on a small-town romance? Thirty years after The Last Picture Show, you'll return to Thalia, Texas, where the oil boom has gone bust, and everyone is grappling with the messy, hilarious, and often heartbreaking realities of middle age. Discover how former high school sweethearts Duane and Karla navigate a complex marriage, endless family drama, and the ghosts of their past. Through Larry McMurtry's signature wit, you'll explore the bittersweet nature of nostalgia and learn what it truly means to find your place in a town that never changes, even when you have.
Meet the author
Larry McMurtry was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and screenwriter celebrated as one of the great chroniclers of the American West and its contemporary realities. Raised in a family of ranchers near Archer City, Texas—the real-life model for the fictional town of Thalia in his novels—McMurtry drew from his own heritage to explore the poignant decline of the cowboy mythos. His intimate understanding of small-town Texas life and its unforgettable characters gives an unparalleled authenticity to the world of Duane Moore.
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