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A republication of McMurtry's story of a Las Vegas casino dancer who somehow remains optimistic in that arid land of supermarkets, casinos, and second-rate men. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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HARMONY IS driving home, eastward out of Las Vegas, her spirits high, her head a clutter of memories. Read the first page

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Looking for love in all the wrong places..., F�v 20 2004

Par	J. Guild (Toronto,Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Desert Rose: A Novel (Paperback)

Not a typical McMurtry novel;but then again none of his are.I've had this book for a long time as well as it's sequel "The Late Child"and for a change of pace decided to give it a try.
It is a great read.Somewhat like "Tems of Endearment";but more along the lines of "Cadillac Jack";which was my first McMurtry novel and probably my favorite.As a matter of fact I would'nt have been surprised if he has shown up somewhere;maybe at one of Myrtle's garage sales.
McMurtry has put together a great bunch of characters who all belong with one another.Kind of like the cast you find in a novel by Erskine Caldwell,Kinky Friedman,Hunter Thompson or even Steinbeck.These characters come from a different slice of life . These are the personal lives of the people who live very public lives in the Las Vegas entertainment world.In spite of it all, these are real people.Mc Murtry shows it is a tough world and eats up the workers and gamblers and spits them out when they reach the end of their prime or run out of cash.Rather than being Rednecks I guess you'd have to call them Pinknecks.They are somewhat akin to those loveable characters we know as Carnies.
Anyway, the book is a great,fast moving read with a surprise on every turn of a page.A lot of characters and I'm glad I made notes as they appeared so I could keep track of them.
Liked it so much I'm reading "The Late Child " next to see what happened to all these characters.It's surprising that so much time went by between this book and the sequel--12 years.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Stunning, lyrical novel, Jui 15 2001

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This review is from: The Desert Rose (Paperback)

Poignant, beautiful, complex character-driven novel a must for McMurtry fans.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Stunning, lyrical novel, Jui 15 2001

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This review is from: The Desert Rose (Paperback)

Poignant, beautiful, complex character-driven novel a must for McMurtry fans.

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