{"product_id":"cities-of-the-plain-3-the-border-trilogy","title":"Cities of the Plain #3 Border Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe final chapter of Cormac McCarthy's epic Border Trilogy, where the American frontier meets its brutal, inescapable end.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1952, New Mexico. John Grady Cole, last seen in \u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, works as a ranch hand alongside Billy Parnham, of \u003ci\u003eThe Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e. These are the dying days of the American frontier.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From 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 \u003ci\u003eCities of the Plain\u003c\/i\u003e brings Cormac McCarthy's legendary Border Trilogy to its inevitable conclusion. In this haunting, deeply felt novel, McCarthy captures the essence of a country on the cusp of change, where the cowboy lifestyle is fading into memory and modernity looms on the horizon.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praise 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\u003e and \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 \u003ci\u003eDark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e 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' - Annie Proulx, author of \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Cities of the Plain #3 The Border Trilogy","offer_id":45672815067333,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-0350-0376-1.jpg?v=1769055845","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/cities-of-the-plain-3-the-border-trilogy","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}