Plainsong

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Simple lives portrayed with extraordinary empathy.

Plainsong is a heart-warming story that captures the essence of human grace and hope. It tells the story of Tom Guthrie, who is trying to raise his sons alone, and Victoria Roubideaux, a schoolgirl who is pregnant and homeless. The story is set in Holt County, Colorado, and follows the lives of the characters, including the McPheron brothers, as they navigate through their struggles. The book's most unique and distinctive feature is its portrayal of simple lives with extraordinary empathy, which makes it a great read for anyone looking for a touching and heartfelt story.

  • Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee for Adult (2000)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (1999)
  • ALA Alex Award (2000)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1999)
  • Society of Midland Authors Award for Adult Fiction (2000)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Plainsong

Regular price RM22.25 MYR
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ISBN: 9781447289517
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM60.74 MYR
Authors: Kent Haruf
Publisher: Picador Classic
Date of Publication: 2015-10-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 73278 readers)

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A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver.In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his two boys alone after their mother retreats first to the bedroom, then altogether. A teenage girl—her father long since disappeared, her mother unwilling to have her in the house—is pregnant, alone herself, with nowhere to go. And out in the country, two brothers, elderly bachelors, work the family homestead, the only world they've ever known.From these unsettled lives emerges a vision of life, and of the town and landscape that bind them together—their fates somehow overcoming the powerful circumstances of place and station, their confusion, curiosity, dignity and humor intact and resonant. As the milieu widens to embrace fully four generations, Kent Haruf displays an emotional and aesthetic authority to rival the past masters of a classic American tradition.Utterly true to the rhythms and patterns of life, Plainsong is a novel to care about, believe in, and learn from.
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Simple lives portrayed with extraordinary empathy.

Plainsong is a heart-warming story that captures the essence of human grace and hope. It tells the story of Tom Guthrie, who is trying to raise his sons alone, and Victoria Roubideaux, a schoolgirl who is pregnant and homeless. The story is set in Holt County, Colorado, and follows the lives of the characters, including the McPheron brothers, as they navigate through their struggles. The book's most unique and distinctive feature is its portrayal of simple lives with extraordinary empathy, which makes it a great read for anyone looking for a touching and heartfelt story.

  • Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee for Adult (2000)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (1999)
  • ALA Alex Award (2000)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1999)
  • Society of Midland Authors Award for Adult Fiction (2000)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.