{"product_id":"the-son-9780062669810","title":"The Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow a TV Series on AMC starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in paperback, the critically acclaimed, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling epic, a saga of land, blood, and power that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching examination of the bloody price of power, The Son is a gripping and utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American west with rare emotional acuity, even as it presents an intimate portrait of one family across two centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEli McCullough is just twelve-years-old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his Texas homestead and brutally murder his mother and sister, taking him as a captive. Despite their torture and cruelty, Eli--against all odds--adapts to life with the Comanche, learning their ways, their language, taking on a new name, finding a place as the adopted son of the chief of the band, and fighting their wars against not only other Indians, but white men, too-complicating his sense of loyalty, his promised vengeance, and his very understanding of self. But when disease, starvation, and westward expansion finally decimate the Comanche, Eli is left alone in a world in which he belongs nowhere, neither white nor Indian, civilized or fully wild.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeftly interweaving Eli's story with those of his son, Peter, and his great-granddaughter, JA, \u003cem\u003eThe Son\u003c\/em\u003e deftly explores the legacy of Eli's ruthlessness, his drive to power, and his life-long status as an outsider, even as the McCullough family rises to become one of the richest in Texas, a ranching-and-oil dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarrowing, panoramic, and deeply evocative, \u003cem\u003eThe Son\u003c\/em\u003e is a fully realized masterwork in the greatest tradition of the American canon-an unforgettable novel that combines the narrative prowess of Larry McMurtry with the knife edge sharpness of Cormac McCarthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philipp Meyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062669810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeyer, Philipp:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePhilipp Meyer is the author of the critically lauded novel \u003cem\u003eAmerican Rust\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2009 \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize. It was an \u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year, a \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Top Ten Book of the Year, and a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book. He is a graduate of Cornell University and has an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a James Michener Fellow. A native of Baltimore, he now lives mostly in Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Philipp Meyer \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47858846924957,"sku":"9780062669810","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e8de5535-d684-405f-99b0-74f054ab160f.jpg?v=1776861872","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-son-9780062669810","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}