The Wandering Hill

Author: Larry McMurtry

The Barnes & Noble ReviewThe second novel in Larry McMurtry’s spirited and lively Berrybender series is packed with the the same blazing humor and satire as as its predecessor, Sin Killer. But The Wandering Hill also establishes a more thoughtful ambiance as the aristocratic Berrybender family perseveres on its quest through 1830s frontier America.Trapped at a trading post….Read More

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