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‘It’s a thrilling, violent, dangerous piece of old-fashioned storytelling that is also humane and unshowily moving’ THE TIMES
‘As simply told tales go, this is one of the best. It shares with its hero a plain eloquence and a determination and a grace rare in the world and in books. Give The Road to Reckoning to every man you know and they'll thank you for it’ JOSHUA FERRIS, author of The Unnamed
‘Compelling, gripping and beautiful ... a poetic page-turner with precision and heart. In Thomas Walker and Henry Stands Robert Lautner has created characters who live in the memory long after the book is closed’
STEPHEN KELMAN, author of Pigeon English
‘This quiet triumph of a novel, a sad and impeccably nuanced tale set against a finely drawn landscape of early pioneer America, left me just amazed and delighted: it will surely establish Robert Lautner as a storyteller of the first order’ SIMON WINCHESTER, author of Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
‘A twisty, gripping first novel from British author Lautner...a robust debut that wears its meticulous research lightly’ KIRKUS REVIEWS
Robert Lautner was born in Middlesex in 1970. Before becoming a writer he owned his own comic-book store, worked as a wine merchant, photographic consultant and recruitment consultant. He now lives on the Pembrokeshire coast in a wooden cabin with his wife and children.
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: new. First Edition. RemarkableA novel about a young man reaching for manhood after the killing of his father and about the invention and selling of Col Samuel Colts revolving pistol and the way it changed the West Those who love True Grit will love this Michael Korda author of HeroOne does not travel the path to vengeance aloneTwelve year old Thomas Walker has never left New York City His father a traveling salesman hoping to earn money by selling Samuel Colts recent invention the Improved Revolving Gun takes young Thomas with him on the road But even the worlds first true revolver cannot save them from danger and what starts as an adventure soon turns into a nightmareThomas soon finds himself alone and must rely on his own wits courage and determination as well as a wooden replica of the Colt revolver to protect himself Luckily an encounter with a surly exranger Henry Stands leads to an improbable partnership and the two set out in perilous pursuit of vengeance That is if they can escape the thieves who lurk around each trail river and roadand who have already stolen so much from ThomasIn the spirit of The Sisters Brothers and True Grit this spare elegant and emotionally resonant story conveys through a boys eyes a beautiful fatherson story as well as the fascinating history of how the birth of the revolver changed the course of violence in America Road to Reckoning offers a window into the history of the American West and the heart of a boy yearning for love. Seller Inventory # DADAX1476731632
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Stated 1st edition with full number line. New, unread copy in flawless condition. The dj is new in brodart cover. Collector copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-1716816022626