By Sorrows River, Larry McMurtry
By Sorrows River, Larry McMurtry
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By Sorrow's River

Author: Larry McMurtry

Narrator: Alfred Molina

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/04/2003


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 the return of the formidable, young Tasmin Berrybender.

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 characters, and she stands at the center of this powerful and ambitious novel of the West.

About Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry (1936–2021) was the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Lonesome Dove, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays. He lived in Archer City, Texas.

About Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina's films include Spiderman II, Frida, Magnolia, Chocolat, Boogie Nights, The Perez Family, Maverick, Enchanted April, Not Without My Daughter, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Prick Up Your Ears. He has appeared extensively on British and American television, including the TV series Bram & Alice and Ladies' Man. Mr. Molina received a Tony Award nomination, a Drama Desk Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance in Art on Broadway. He also performed on Broadway in Molly Sweeney and in Speed the Plow for the National Theatre in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on February 28, 2020

Wonderful, as with the previous two in the series, but an awfully sad ending to this one.......more

Goodreads review by Brian on August 02, 2021

Do you prefer Larry McMurtry's modern stories ("The Last Picture Show", "Terms of Endearment", "Duane's Depressed") or his historical ones ("Lonesome Dove", Comanche Moon", "Anything For Billy")? Recently I've decided that I really enjoy his modern novels more. Be that as it may, in June I started h......more

Goodreads review by aPriL does feral sometimes on December 06, 2015

'By Sorrows River' continues the story of the Berrybender safari into the dark plains and deserts of 1833 America! The Berrybenders are a ragged group at this point in their exploration, having had many disasters by accident and Indian fights. However, nothing deters the alcoholic Lord Berrybender f......more

Goodreads review by Nigel on October 31, 2014

We pause in our heedless wanderings to think and ponder and wrestle with relationships. Well not a pause in the journeying, but during the journeyings, between actually getting anywhere and anything else happening, we get our interlude of romantic complications. Or anti-romantic complications. Poor......more

Goodreads review by Hock on January 28, 2011

I love the lyricism of McMurtry's description of West Texas. Quite apart from his people and the development of their lives and character, he writes about the desert, the dust, the heat - all - with evident reverence and heart.......more