Rhino ranch
Subtitle: a novel
By: Larry McMurtry.
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781439156391; 9781439156407
Subjects: Older men -- Fiction; Thalia (Tex. : Imaginary place) -- Fiction; City and town life -- Fiction; Regret -- Fiction; Texas -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: Returning home to recover from a near-fatal heart attack, Duane discovers that he has a new neighbor: the statuesque K. K. Slater, a quirky billionairess who's come to Thalia to open the Rhino Ranch, dedicated to the preservation of the endangered black rhinoceros. Despite their obvious differences, Duane can't help but find himself charmed by K.K.'s stubborn toughness and lively spirit, and the two embark on a flirtation that rapidly veers toward the sexual -- but the return of Honor Carmichael complicates Duane's romantic intentions considerably.