SON, THE

Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim.

Love, honour, children are sacrificed in the name of ambition, as the family becomes one of the richest powers in Texas, a dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. Yet, like all empires, the McCulloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices.

The McCulloughs are a rich Texan family. Their history goes back a long way – they’ve been through the Comanche raids in the 1840s, the Civil War, the raids following the Plan of San Diego in 1915, the oil boom... – and has made them what they are: proud and ambitious. One of them, though, shows altruism and compassion. The choices they will all make might eventually cause their own downfall…

A totally gripping story!