Bone by Bone

Matthiessen, Peter

ISBN 10: 1860466680 / ISBN 13: 9781860466687

Published by Harvill, London, 1999

About this Item

First printing of this 8vo paperback edition. The conclusion of the Watson trilogy. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers - appears unread.

Seller Inventory # 89486

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bone by Bone
• Publisher: Harvill, London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860466680
• ISBN 13: 9781860466687
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First printing of this edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

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Synopsis

In this magnificent novel, which is the conclusion to the celebrated Watson trilogy, E.J. Watson tells his own story, through his turbulent life, to his death at the hands of vigilantes. From his destitute childhood in South Carolina, and the terrible events which haunt him for the rest of his days, the narrative shifts to the wilds of the Florida Everglades. Here, Watson establishes himself as a successful sugar-cane farmer, trying in vain to escape his past, and the uncontrollable, vicious side of his nature which is ultimately his downfall.

Intelligent, a devoted husband and a lover, a stern father and a man capable of cruelty and cold-blooded murder, Watson is a character staggeringly real in his complexity. Bone by Bone confronts not only the racism, brutality and entrepeneurial greed of the American South at the turn of the century but also the paradox at the heart of human nature: our capacity for fierce love, compassion and unspeakable violence.

About the Author

Peter Matthiessen was a naturalist, explorer and writer. His works of fiction include At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Far Tortuga and the acclaimed 'Watson Trilogy'. His explorations resulted in many fine works of non-fiction, among them The Snow Leopard, The Cloud Forest and The Tree where Man was Born. He died in 2014, aged 86.