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Trilogia di Frontiera

Questa serie si immerge nel selvaggio paesaggio western a cavallo del XX secolo, dove i sogni di una nuova vita si scontrano con dure realtà e violenza. Segui i viaggi di personaggi spinti dalla ricerca di ricchezza, potere e libertà in un'epoca in cui la legge era spesso solo un riflesso in acque torbide. Le narrazioni sono intrecciate con azione, intrighi e la cruda bellezza di un paesaggio che nasconde oscuri segreti.

The Last Crossing
The Englishman's Boy

Ordine di lettura consigliato

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    Set against the backdrop of the 1920s Hollywood and the brutal Cypress Hills Massacre, the novel explores themes of power, greed, and the allure of dreams. The stark beauty of the western landscape contrasts with the extravagance of Hollywood, creating a vivid setting for a tale filled with action and intrigue. At its heart lies the haunting journey of a young drifter known as "the Englishman's boy," whose tragic fate encapsulates the novel's rich texture and evocative portrayal of time and place.

    The Englishman's Boy
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    Charles and Addington Gaunt must find their free- spirited brother, Simon, who has gone missing in the wilds of the American West. They enlist the services of a guide to lead them on their journey across a harsh and unknown landscape. This is the enigmatic Jerry Potts, half Blackfoot, half Scottish, who suffers his own painful past. They are joined by Lucy Stoveall, a woman filled with rage and sorrow over the loss of her young sister Madge who was brutally murdered. She is on a vengeful mission to track down and kill the murderous Kelso brothers. The group is joined by a jumble of other characters en route, each of whom are forced to confront their own demons. But at the novel's centre is a love story. Vanderhaeghe glides effortlessly through the patois and frontier talk, faultlessly switching from cultured English characters to American roughnecks to Scots-Canadians, and the natural prairie landscape is evoked brilliantly. Vanderhaeghe's new novel is an epic masterpiece that solidifies his place as one of Canada's best storytellers.

    The Last Crossing