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The Homesman
- A Novel
- By: Glendon Swarthout
- Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
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Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A "homesman" must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. When none of the county’s men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddy - ex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and resourceful.
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hugely disappointing
- By Marina on 04-27-14
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The Homesman
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-11-14
- Language: English
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