Mr. Texas

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780593537374 Author(s): Lawrence Wright Format: Hardcover Language: English Year: 2023 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 336

Description: AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A?Â?A‚ From the Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author, a hilarious, sharply drawn send-up of local politics A?Â? A novel about a dark-horse candidate who risks his personal happiness for a career in the Texas House of Representatives A?Â? 'Required reading in these politically turbulent times.A?A?Susan Orlean, author of On AnimalsA?A rollicking satire . . .'A? Paul Begala, The New York Times Book Review Sonny Lamb is an affable, if floundering, rancher with the unfortunate habit of becoming a punchline in his Texas hometown. Most recently, to everyoneA?s headshaking amusement, he bought his own bull at an auction. But when a fire breaks out at a neighborA?s farm, Sonny makes headlines in another way: not waiting for help, he bolts to the farm where his heroic actions make the evening news.Almost immediately, and seemingly out of nowhere, a handsomely dressed lobbyist from Austin arrives at his ranch door and asks if heA?d like to run for his West Texas districtA?s seat in the state legislature. Though Sonny has zero experience and doesnA?t consider himself political at all, the fate of his ranchA?and perhaps his marriage to the lovely A?cowgirlA? LolaA?hangs in the balance. With seemingly no other choice, Sonny decides to throw his hat in the ring .As he navigates life in politicsA?from running a campaign to negotiating in the capitolA?Sonny must learn the ropes, weighing his own ethics and environmental concerns against the pressures of veteran politicians, savvy lobbyists, and his own party. In tracing SonnyA?s attempt to balance his marriage and morality with an increasingly volatile professional life, Lawrence Wright has crafted an irresistibly funny and clever roller-coaster ride about one manA?s pursuit of goodness in the Lonestar State.

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