{"product_id":"books-cities-of-the-plain-by-cormac-mccarthy","title":"Cities of the Plain","description":"In this magnificent new novel, the National Book Award-winning author of \u003cb\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Crossing\u003c\/b\u003e fashions a darkly beautiful elegy for the American frontier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe setting is New Mexico in 1952, where John Grady Cole and Billy Parham are working as ranch hands. To the North lie the proving grounds of Alamogordo; to the South, the twin cities of El Paso and Juarez, Mexico. Their life is made up of trail drives and horse auctions and stories told by campfire light. It is a life that is about to change forever, and John Grady and Billy both know it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe catalyst for that change appears in the form of a beautiful, ill-starred Mexican prostitute. When John Grady falls in love, Billy agrees--against his better judgment--to help him rescue the girl from her suavely brutal pimp. The ensuing events resonate with the violence and inevitability of classic tragedy. Hauntingly beautiful, filled with sorrow, humor and awe, \u003cb\u003eCities of the Plain\u003c\/b\u003e is a genuine American epic.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480735703313,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780679747192.jpg?v=1777551781","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-cities-of-the-plain-by-cormac-mccarthy","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}