{"product_id":"9781035003761-cities-of-the-plain","title":"Cities of the Plain","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the childhood adventures of \u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, an ill-fated love affair across the US-Mexico border brings Cormac McCarthy's haunting Border Trilogy to its devastating conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo men marked by boyhood adventures now stand together, forced to confront a country changing beyond recognition. \u003ci\u003eCities of the Plain\u003c\/i\u003e brings Cormac McCarthy's legendary Border Trilogy to its brutal, inevitable conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The completed trilogy emerges as a landmark in American literature' – \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1952, New Mexico. John Grady Cole, last seen in All the Pretty Horses, works as a ranch hands alongside Billy Parnham, of The Crossing. These are the dying days of the American frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the north, the military encroaches upon the ranch. To the south are the mountains of Mexico, the pull of which prove irresistible to John Grady. And so it is that, when he falls in love with a sex worker south of the border, events are set into motion that will prove as dangerous as they are unstoppable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This haunting, deeply felt novel completes one of the literary masterworks of the 1990s' – \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Like a slow-acting hallucinogen, the book has managed to transform a Texas boy of sixteen looking for adventure into a mysterious figure that augurs the destruction of the world' – Rachel Kushner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mars Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCities of the Plain \u003c\/i\u003eis the final novel in the Border Trilogy. It is preceded by the first two volumes: \u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Cormac McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute’ – Anne Enright, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Green Road \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Wren, The Wren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power' – Stephen King, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e and the Dark Tower series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[I]n presenting the darker human impulses in his rich prose, [McCarthy] showed readers the necessity of facing up to existence' – \u003ci\u003eAnnie Proulx\u003c\/i\u003e, author of Brokeback Mountain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451462693238,"sku":"9781035003761","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27037705.jpg?v=1760462635","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035003761-cities-of-the-plain","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}