Full name: Backlands: A Novel of the American West

Author: Michael McGarrity Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780525953241 0525953248

Backlands continues the story of Patrick Kerney; his ex-wife, Emma; and their young son, Matthew, shortly after the tragic battlefield death of their eldest son, CJ, at the end of World War I. Scarred by the loss of an older brother he idolized, estranged from a father he barely knows, and deeply troubled by the failing health of a mother he adores, eight-year-old Matthew is suddenly and irrevocably forced to set aside his childhood and take on responsibilities far beyond his years. When the world spirals into the Great Depression and drought settles like a plague over the nation, Matt must abandon his own dreams to salvage the Kerney ranch. Plunged into a deep trough of dark family secrets, hidden crimes, broken promises, and lies, Matt must struggle to survive on the unforgiving, sun-blasted Tularosa Basin. This book is part of the "Kerney Family Trilogy" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Hard Country" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Last Ranch" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: The Chili Queen by Sandra Dallas Mountain Man by Vardis Fisher Hard Country by Michael McGarrity The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford by Ron Hansen Zeke and Ned by Larry McMurtry Deadwood by Pete Dexter The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour The Night Journal by Elizabeth Crook Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison