By Sorrow's River: A Novel

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Synopsis

In this tale of high-spirited and terrifying adventure, set against the background of the West that Larry McMurtry has made his own, By Sorrow’s River is an epic in its own right, with an extraordinary young woman as its leading figure.

At the heart of this third volume of his Western saga remains the beautiful and determined Tasmin Berrybender, now married to the “Sin Killer” and mother to their young son, Monty. By Sorrow’s River continues the Berrybender party’s trail across the endless Great Plains of the West toward Santa Fe, where they intend, those who are lucky enough to survive the journey, to spend the winter. They meet up with a vast array of characters from the history of the West: Kit Carson, the famous scout; Le Partezon, the fearsome Sioux war chief; two aristocratic Frenchmen whose eccentric aim is to cross the Great Plains by hot air balloon; a party of slavers; a band of raiding Pawnee; and many other astonishing characters who prove, once again, that the rolling, grassy plains are not, in fact, nearly as empty of life as they look. Most of what is there is dangerous and hostile, even when faced with Tasmin’s remarkable, frosty sangfroid. She is one of the strongest and most interesting of Larry McMurtry’s women characters, and is at the center of this powerful and ambitious novel of the West.

Chapters

  • 001 BySorrowsRiver Open

    Duration: 31s
  • 002 BySorrowsRiver WhodBeenHere

    Duration: 39s
  • 003 BySorrowsRiver Ch1

    Duration: 22min
  • 004 BySorrowsRiver Ch2

    Duration: 09min
  • 005 BySorrowsRiver Ch3

    Duration: 11min
  • 006 BySorrowsRiver Ch4

    Duration: 06min
  • 007 BySorrowsRiver Ch5

    Duration: 19min
  • 008 BySorrowsRiver Ch6

    Duration: 24min
  • 009 BySorrowsRiver Ch7

    Duration: 07min
  • 010 BySorrowsRiver Ch8

    Duration: 08min
  • 011 BySorrowsRiver Ch9

    Duration: 11min
  • 012 BySorrowsRiver Ch10

    Duration: 10min
  • 013 BySorrowsRiver Ch11

    Duration: 20min
  • 014 BySorrowsRiver Ch12

    Duration: 08min
  • 015 BySorrowsRiver Ch13

    Duration: 14min
  • 016 BySorrowsRiver Ch14

    Duration: 12min
  • 017 BySorrowsRiver Ch15

    Duration: 11min
  • 018 BySorrowsRiver Ch16

    Duration: 08min
  • 019 BySorrowsRiver Ch17

    Duration: 17min
  • 020 BySorrowsRiver Ch18

    Duration: 09min
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