Slater is a strong-willed, independent woman whose mere presence upsets parochial Thalia, and Duane can’t quite figure her out. Slater moves in and opens the Rhino Ranch, a sanctuary intended to rescue the nearly extinct African black rhinoceros. Duane, now in his late 60s, is a prosperous and retired widower, lonely in his hometown of Thalia, Tex.

McMurtry ends the west Texas saga of Duane Moore, begun in 1966 with The Last Picture Show, with a top-shelf blend of wit and insight, sharply defined characters and to-the-point prose. As Duane reflects on all that he and Thalia have been through, he feels adrift in a world where love and betrayal walk hand in hand and a stalwart Texas oil town can become home to a nature preserve. 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. Despite their obvious differences, Duane can't help but find himself charmed by K.

Slater, a quirky billionairess who's come to Thalia to open the Rhino Ranch, dedicated to the preservation of the endangered black rhinoceros. 'In this final chapter in the Duane Moore story, which began in 1966 with The Last Picture Show, author Larry McMurtry takes readers on one last journey to Thalia, Texas, a town that continues to change at a breakneck pace even as Duane feels himself slowing down.' Returning home to recover from a near-fatal heart attack, Duane discovers that he has a new neighbor: the statuesque K.

Rhino ranch by larry mcmurtry