Review
The Houston Post What an imagination he has! When it comes to spinning a good yarn, few writers do it better than McMurtry.
Leaving Cheyenne ANNOTATION
Set in the west Texas country McMurtry has immortalized, "Leaving Cheyenne" is the story of the 40-year friendship between two men and a woman.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
My foot's in the stirrup, My pony won't stand; Goodbye, old partner, I'm leaving Cheyenne.
-- Old cowboy song
Leaving Cheyenne, Larry McMurtry's second novel, traces the loves of three West Texas characters as they follow that sundown trail: Gideon Fry, the serious rancher; Johnny McCloud, the free-spirited cowhand; and Molly Taylor, the sensitive woman they both love and who bears them each a son. Tragic circumstances mark the trail but McMurtry's style never turns melodramatic or sentimental.
FROM THE CRITICS
AudioFile - Miriam B. Kahn
Gid, Johnny and Molly share forty years of work, love, heartache and friendship in Texas. All three tell their tales of life on the open range. The book is divided into three parts, each told by a different character and read by a different narrator. Gid tells of their early years growing up and learning about love and friendship. Molly picks up the story twenty years later and, using flashbacks, describes her feelings in this love triangle. Johnny completes the story. Each narrator reads the story with a minimum of intonation, but the characters are easily identified. This interesting and rewarding audiobook brings Texas to life. M.B.K. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner ﾽAudioFile, Portland, Maine
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