That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx
A brilliant novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Proulx, author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain.
That Old Ace in the Hole is a richly textured story of one man's struggle to make good in the inhospitable ranch country of the Texas panhandle, told with razor-sharp wit and a masterly sense of place.
Some folks in the Texas panhandle do not like hog farms. But Bob Dollar, the newly hired hog site scout for Global Pork Rind, intends to do his job. Bob must contend with tough men and women like ancient Freda Beautyrooms, who controls a ranch he covets, and Ace Crouch, the windmiller who defies the hog farms.
Format: Paperback | 384 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.4 | 274g
Publication Date: 29 Feb 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0007151527
ISBN13: 9780007151523
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including a large crease on the bottom-right corner of the front cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with some minor creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.