Backlands : a novel of the American west
Record details
- ISBN: 9781410466525 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 677 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
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Subject: | Ranch life -- New Mexico -- Fiction Families -- New Mexico -- Fiction Depressions -- 1929 -- New Mexico -- Fiction Large type books New Mexico -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction |
Genre: | Western stories. Historical fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Creston Public Library | LARGE FIC MCGA (Text)
Acquisition Type: New |
35143900003515 | Large Print Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
Backlands continues the story of Patrick Kerney; his ex-wife, Emma; and their young son, Matthew, shortly after the tragic battlefield death of their eldest son, CJ, at the end of World War I. Scarred by the loss of an older brother he idolized, estranged from a father he barely knows, and deeply troubled by the failing health of a mother he adores, eight-year-old Matthew is suddenly and irrevocably forced to set aside his childhood and take on responsibilities far beyond his years. When the world spirals into the Great Depression and drought settles like a plague over the nation, Matt must abandon his own dreams to salvage the Kerney ranch. Plunged into a deep trough of dark family secrets, hidden crimes, broken promises, and lies, Matt must struggle to survive on the unforgiving, sun-blasted, drought-stricken Tularosa Basin.