{"product_id":"cities-of-the-plain-9780679747192","title":"Cities of the Plain","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - The third volume of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eBorder Trilogy, \u003c\/i\u003e from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passenger \u003c\/i\u003eand the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Road \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e A darkly beautiful elegy for the American frontier\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe setting is New Mexico in 1952, where John Grady Cole and Billy Parham are working as ranch hands. To the North lie the proving grounds of Alamogordo; to the South, the twin cities of El Paso and Juarez, Mexico. Their life is made up of trail drives and horse auctions and stories told by campfire light. It is a life that is about to change forever, and John Grady and Billy both know it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe catalyst for that change appears in the form of a beautiful, ill-starred Mexican prostitute. When John Grady falls in love, Billy agrees--against his better judgment--to help him rescue the girl from her suavely brutal pimp. The ensuing events resonate with the violence and inevitability of classic tragedy. Hauntingly beautiful, filled with sorrow, humor and awe, \u003ci\u003eCities of the Plain \u003c\/i\u003eis a genuine American epic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Passenger \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStella Maris\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novels of the American writer, Cormac McCarthy, have received a number of literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His works adapted to film include \u003ci\u003eAll the Pretty Horses, The Road, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men--\u003c\/i\u003ethe latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe died in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582664741138,"sku":"9780679747192","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd6f8e3b-2397-4e95-9756-555281b6c876.jpg?v=1732022569","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cities-of-the-plain-9780679747192","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}