Long-feuding brothers finally end their acrimony with gunplay; and when the surviving brother sets out on a horse to escape, the other brother's widow leads her own horse in pursuit in Ian Stansel's contemporary western The Last Cowboys of San Geronimo.
What sets the long feud off is a rivalry over a hat; how this then plays out with horses and property the brothers own, and a struggling business they run as horse trainers, is the backdrop for the story.
Stansel has created a lyrical, engaging tale of family dysfunction set against a backdrop of a rural California at odds with itself. Well-drawn characters, and an involved sketch of the horsemanship world, add interest.
Recommended for readers of contemporary fiction in general, but western fans will see classic parallels to enjoy.
I checked this out from the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana and read it quickly.
What sets the long feud off is a rivalry over a hat; how this then plays out with horses and property the brothers own, and a struggling business they run as horse trainers, is the backdrop for the story.
Stansel has created a lyrical, engaging tale of family dysfunction set against a backdrop of a rural California at odds with itself. Well-drawn characters, and an involved sketch of the horsemanship world, add interest.
Recommended for readers of contemporary fiction in general, but western fans will see classic parallels to enjoy.
I checked this out from the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana and read it quickly.
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