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BY THE AUTHOR OF STONER

Will Andrews is no academic. He longs for wildness, freedom, hope and vigour. He leaves Harvard and sets out for the West to discover a new way of living.

In a small town called Butcher's Crossing he meets a hunter with a story of a lost herd of buffalo in a remote Colorado valley, just waiting to be taken by a team of men brave and crazy enough to find them. Will makes up his mind to be one of those men, but the journey, the killing, harsh conditions and sheer hard luck will test his mind and body to their limits.

©2023 John Williams (P)2023 Penguin Audio Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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Great story, brilliantly written, gripping and fascinating.
Narrator is excellent bringing alive every character and delivering pace and meaning - very good.

Superb

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A story that will transport the reader to a bygone past a reminder of the wilderness and nature that our forefathers experienced and overcame in their thirst for knowledge and expectations, a truly remarkable story.

Beautifully written and composed

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A tale filled with human drama as well as violence and drama in nature, contrasted with passages of poetic observation .Brilliantly narrated leaving me unable to stop listening.

Wonderful story

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Beautifully performed and finely wrought. Well worth a listen. Didn’t know what to expect but so glad I gave it a go.

Vivid writing. Detailed narration.

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Sombre and moody tale of hunting in the west. Not quite as bleak as Cormack's writing but nearly as good.

Great mood and geipping story

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