The Homesman: A Novel by Glendon Swarthout (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout Soon to be a major film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and co-starring Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, and John Lithgow. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Homesman opens in the 1850s, when early pioneers are doing anything they can to survive dreadful conditions. Women especially struggle with broken hearts and minds as they face bitter hardships: One nineteen-year-old mother loses her three children to diphtheria in three days; another woman left alone for two nights is forced to shoot wolves to protect herself. The situation calls for a "homesman"-a person charged with taking these women, driven mad by the conditions of rural life, to asylums in the East. Not exactly a job people are lining up for, it falls to Mary Bee Cuddy, an ex-teacher and spinster, who is indomitable, resourceful, and "plain as an old tin pail." Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cant make it alone, so she takes along her only available companion: the lowlife and untrustworthy George Briggs. Mary Bee and George know it wont be easy, but their endurance is truly tested as they fight the tide of colonization, Indian attacks, ice storms, loneliness, and the unceasing aggravation of a disparate group of mad women. This is the tale of their journey and a tribute to the men and women who homesteaded the frontier, whether they survived or not. Notes A new edition of the classic Western novel from 1988, published to tie in with a new film adaptation, directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and co-starring Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank and John Lithgow. Author Biography Glendon Swarthout wrote sixteen novels, many of which were bestsellers and were made into films, among them Seventh Cavalry, They Came to Cordura, Where the Boys Are, Bless the Beasts & Children, and A Christmas to Remember. He was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction and won a number of other awards, including the Western Writers Award for Lifetime Achievement. Review "I tell friends what The Homesman is about and their eyes open wide and they cant wait to read it. And thats just the plot. Swarthout puts you there, in time and place. I love the way he writes." Review Quote "Totally involving from its very first words... a dangerous journey into the soul, an exploration of the relationships of men and women to each other, to their environments and-ultimately most devastatingly-to themselves." Details ISBN1476754268 Author Glendon Swarthout Short Title HOMESMAN Publisher Simon & Schuster Language English ISBN-10 1476754268 ISBN-13 9781476754260 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2014 Imprint Simon & Schuster Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Subtitle A Novel Publication Date 2014-02-11 AU Release Date 2014-02-11 NZ Release Date 2014-02-11 US Release Date 2014-02-11 UK Release Date 2014-02-11 Pages 256 DEWEY 813.912 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:78371190;

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