{"product_id":"mccarthy-border-trilogy-volume-3-cities-of-the-plain","title":"Cities of the Plain: The Border Trilogy (Book 3)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_527482cb91eb0d77\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIn the fall of 1952, John Grady Cole and Billy Parham—two young men permanently marked by the boyhood adventures of their pasts—now stand together as cowboys on a New Mexico ranch.\u003c\/b\u003e Their way of life is under immediate threat, as the modern world encroaches from the north in the form of a growing military presence. On the southern horizon lie the mountains of Mexico, a landscape that draws John Grady back again and again, leading him toward a passion as dangerous as it is inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eAs the definitive third volume of the Border Trilogy, this novel brings McCarthy's legendary southwestern sagas to a dramatic conclusion, confronting a changing country that is rapidly modernizing beyond recognition. John Grady, a young cowboy of the old school who is uniquely trusted by both men and horses, becomes deeply obsessed with the salvation of a fragile young woman. Set within a lovely yet terrible landscape defined by natural beauty and impending loss, this narrative explores themes of deep friendship, fierce loyalty, and the ultimate passing of the American frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"New - Paperback","offer_id":32686069153877,"sku":"9780330544559N","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/9780330544559.jpg?v=1598877895","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/mccarthy-border-trilogy-volume-3-cities-of-the-plain","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}