Paradise Sky, 9781444787177
Paperback
From slave to legend: Nat Love’s wild ride through the West.

Paradise Sky

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    26 January 2016

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Summary

Paradise Sky: The Legend of Nat Love

Born into slavery in Texas, Nat Love’s life takes a dramatic turn when he escapes a lynching. Under the guidance of a mentor, he learns the skills of survival: shooting, riding, reading, writing, and even gardening. But the shadows of his past haunt him, forcing him to flee once more.

His journey unfolds as he transforms from a Buffalo Soldier to a bouncer, a ratcatcher to a sharpshooter, a dime-novel celebrity to a friend of Wild Bill Hi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444787177
ISBN-10:1444787179
Author:Joe R. Lansdale
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Mulholland Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:26 January 2016
Weight:332g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 30mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Lansdale’s tall tales are reminiscent of other western fiction from Thomas Berger’s Little Big Man onwards but his original, blackly comic prose gives them new vigour. - The Sunday Times

A rip-roaring tale completely in keeping with dime novel traditions and the cinematic hyperbole of Blazing Saddles or Django Unchained - Los Angeles Times

A full-blooded western, served up unapologetically and masterfully…Lansdale is one of those very rare authors who can have his readers howling with laughter during one sentence while bringing tear to their eyes with the next. - BookReporter

A sweeping Western epic…Lansdale at his funniest and most energetic, with some of the most engaging writing you’ll read this year - Houston Chronicle

Enough guns, glory and goofiness to keep you entertained - LitReactor

Throughout Paradise Sky, Lansdale the master storyteller gives lessons in corralling point-of-view, tone, plot, irony, character development and just plain old good writing…may well prove to be Lansdale’s best - Dallas News

Speaking with stoicism and a relentless humour, he (Nat) is the perfect narrator for Lansdale’s tale of injustice and ultimately hope. - Daily Express

About The Author

Joe R. Lansdale

Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories. He has received the British Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award, the Edgar Award, the Grinzane Cavour Prize for Literature, and seven Bram Stoker Awards. Lansdale’s Hap and Leonard series has been adapted for TV by the Sundance Channel, starring James Purefoy and Michael K. Williams. He lives with his family in Nacogdoches, Texas.

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