The Fruit of Stone
Published on 25. July 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-911214-35-9 (ISBN)
Description
Set in Wyoming, in cattle country, The Fruit of Stone is the story of two men and one woman. McEban, a rancher, has loved Gretchen Reilly all his life; and all his life Bennett, Gretchen's husband, has been his best friend. When Gretchen leaves Bennett, the two men follow her trail on a strange, fateful journey across Wyoming to Nebraska.
Spragg's characters are unforgettable, his prose is at once tender and muscular, his portrait of the harsh but beautiful landscape breathtaking. With this remarkable novel he takes his place beside Cormac McCarthy, Thomas McGuane and Kent Haruf as one of the great contemporary chroniclers of the American West.
Spragg's characters are unforgettable, his prose is at once tender and muscular, his portrait of the harsh but beautiful landscape breathtaking. With this remarkable novel he takes his place beside Cormac McCarthy, Thomas McGuane and Kent Haruf as one of the great contemporary chroniclers of the American West.
Reviews / Votes
Spragg's idiomatic prose hums with the raw poetry of the natural world... As much as it a tragic romance, his novel is also a passionate love letter to the land * Observer * Mark Spragg owns one of the truest most original new voices in American letters -- Kent Haruf, author of PlainsongMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
364 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911214-35-9 (9781911214359)
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Person
Mark Spragg is the author of the memoir Where Rivers Change Direction, winner of the 2000 Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award. He is a screenwriter, essayist and fiction writer. He lives in Cody, Wyoming.