{"product_id":"rhino-ranch-9781439156407","title":"Rhino Ranch","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn his signature, elegiac prose, Larry McMurtry bids a heartfelt farewell to Duane Moore and the transformative town of Thalia, Texas, in \u003ci\u003eRhino Ranch\u003c\/i\u003e, the concluding novel of the Duane Moore saga.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning home after a near-fatal heart attack, Duane arrives in Thalia to find his once-dusty oil patch town transformed. His new neighbor, resilient billionaire K.K. Slater, has established Rhino Ranch, a wildlife nature preserve dedicated to preserving endangered black rhinos on former ranchland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeeling estranged from the world he helped build, Duane reflects on past loves, fading opportunities, and the shifting values of a small-town America in flux. As he observes the convergence of wildlife conservation, economic change, and new romantic possibilities with K.K., he's forced to grapple with loss, memory, and identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith humor, warmth, and bittersweet wisdom, \u003ci\u003eRhino Ranch\u003c\/i\u003e elegantly closes the Duane Moore series. It's a moving American literary fiction journey rooted in Texas tradition, exploring themes of aging, family legacy, and the endurance of spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarry McMurtry (1936-2021) was the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/i\u003e, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays. He lived in Archer City, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764077265170,"sku":"9781439156407","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee2c0063-4925-485a-9061-c418150633b2.jpg?v=1764752467","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rhino-ranch-9781439156407","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}