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The Cadence of Grass
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 12-20-11
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $17.95
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Sunny Jim Whitelaw, a descendent of pioneers and owner of a large bottling plant, may have died, but he has no intention of relinquishing control: his will specifies that no one gets a cent unless his daughter, Evelyn, reconciles with her estranged husband, Paul. But Evelyn is a strong-willed woman, fiercely attached to the land, whose horses transport her to a West she feels is disappearing, while Paul is a suave manipulator, without scruples, intent on living well.
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