That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx

That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx

The new novel from Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, author of THE SHIPPING NEWS. A richly textured story of one man's struggle to make good in the inhospitable ranch country of the Texas panhandle, told with razor wit and a masterly sense of place.

‘Proulx’s own ace in the hole is her brilliance at evoking place and landscapeShe sets about drawing the vast distances and parched flatlands of Texas with almost immeasurable skill….reined in and muscular, unsentimental and unsparing about the toughness of rural life and the process of decay.’ Alex Clark, Guardian

‘Brilliantly written’. Peter Kemp, The Sunday Times

‘A kind-hearted and intelligent novel.’ Telegraph

‘There’s any amount of Texas panhandle lore between these covers, lovingly passed on. It’s fascinating stuff…Proulx has a first class eye and ear.’ Adam Mars-Jones, Observer

‘The travels and travails of Bob Dollar, and his habit of asking garrlous locals to tell stories about the old days, allow her to build up a rich and many-layered portrait of the region. The reader gets to pluck the fruits of all that research and through the magic of her prose become engrossed in subjects like windmill repairs and the history of barbed wire.’ Richard Grant, Telegraph Magazine

‘Amusing, intriguing and disturbing.’ Mark Sanderson, Independent on Sunday

‘An absolute corker of a novel which manages the dual feat of being a serious satire on the evils of global capitalism, and a personal comedy of Dickensian dimensions.’ A N Wilson, Daily Telegraph

‘Sometimes the laughs are prompted by joyously well-jointed plot devices, or by Proulx’s small, absurd observations. As often as not, the humour comes from the unmistakable edginess and quirkiness of Proulx’s prose. It is hard to think of any living writer who deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Dickens, with the exception of Proulx.’ A N Wilson, New Statesman

Annie Proulx published her first novel Postcards in 1991 at the age of 56. She is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News, the acclaimed novel, Accordion Crimes, and the bestselling short story collection, Close Range

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ISBN 13	9780007161829
ISBN 10	0007161824
Title	That Old Ace in the Hole
Author	Annie Proulx
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2003-06-02
Number of pages	384
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