I bought this from the Leonard Cheshire charity shop in Boroughbridge this afternoon while enjoying a walk around this charming market town. I chose it because I was impressed with another novel by this author, The Last Crossing, which I read back in July 2012. The enthusiastic notes in my reading journal include: "Brilliant, powerful and gripping novel - ranging far and wide across Canada and Montana. A Western, an adventure, a love story, a tale of duty - on an epic scale ...." Definitely a good recommendation for this one!

From Google Overview: "The Englishman’s Boy expertly depicts an American West where greed and deception act side by side with honor and strength. In 1920s Hollywood, elusive movie studio owner Damon Ira Chance is obsessed with making pictures rooted in American history and experience, with the poetry of fact. So when he discovers that one of the most popular bit players in the Westerns is a real-life tin god--the last buffalo of the old West, Shorty McAdoo--he commissions an ambitious young screenwriter named Harry Vincent to hunt Shorty down and retell his story. Richly textured and evocative, this is an unforgettable story about power, greed, and the pull of dreams. At once an intensely original character study and a hugely entertaining page-turner, The Englishman’s Boy is a gritty, resonant novel of timeless beauty and insight."

Taking an honest look at my bookshelves, I don't know when I'll ever get around to reading this one - and I know someone who would appreciate it ....

Taking Christmas and New Year Greetings across the Channel!

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This arrived safely in my mailbox today, one of two lovely books from 2 great fellow book-crossers. Thanks for this Nu-Knees. I've put the other half of the package under the tree, although it feels remarkably like the promised calendar (wink, wink). I loved "The Last Crossing" by this author and I'm sure this will be a good read as well.