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The classic western novel behind the Oscar-nominated film by the Coen brothers'True Grit is the best novel to come my way for a very long time.' ROALD DAHL'Portis has made an epic and a legend. Mattie Ross should soon join the pantheon of America's legendary figures such as Kit Carson, Wyatt Earp and Jesse James' WASHINGTON POSTThere is no knowing what lies in a man's heart. On a trip to buy ponies, Frank Ross is killed by one of his own workers. Tom Chaney shoots him down in the street for a horse, $150 cash, and two Californian gold pieces.Ross's unusually mature and single-minded fourteen-year-old daughter Mattie travels to claim his body, and finds that the authorities are doing nothing to find Chaney.Then she hears of Rooster - a man, she's told, who has grit - and convinces him to join her in a quest into dark, dangerous Indian territory to hunt Chaney down and avenge her father's murder.
| ISBN-13 | 9781408814000 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1408814005 |
| Weight | 0.71 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.47 x 0.91 x 8.50 In |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 224 pages |
| Publisher | Mandarin |
| Published On | 2011-01-04 |
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