Leaving Cheyenne

By: Larry McMurtry

Narrated by: John Randolph Jones, C.J. Critt, Mark Hammer

Texas. Even as it enters a new century, it is still a clean, lean, and hungry country—its passions quickly felt and quickly spent, its hopes as clear and forthright as the morning sun.

Bound inextricably to the land, its future is forged by young men and women like Gideon Fry, Johnny McCloud, and Molly Taylor. Gideon, a circumspect young man, is torn between his need to find his own way and the more formidable challenge of following in his rancher father’s footsteps. His best friend Johnny takes each day as it comes, his restless spirit finding its only solace in the arms of a woman, a barroom brawl, or on the back of a good horse traversing an open range. And binding them all together is Molly, the elusive and passionate woman they both love, who gives herself to both, commits herself to neither, and bears each of them a child.

Rugged, bold, and volatile, the three of them struggle with history even as they make it. And they, along with the country that bred them, come of age together in this tender and intimate novel of the heart.

©1991 Larry McMurtry (P)1993 Recorded Books

Excellent, simple story

I too was looking for a comfortable book and this hit the spot. McMurtry's characters are so well developed, I felt bereft when the book ended - as if I had known them for years. The story is very simple but not without its own wisdom. Loved it.

amazing story!

absolutely loved this title! I wish it were another 15 hours longer. each narrator was amazing.

Masterfully narrated

A wonderful book, with spectacular narration. Not to be missed If you are a Mcmurtry fan.

No one can capture a scene like LM...

And he seems to do so, making note of the most insignificant little nuances that are at once mundane, and yet essential for the typically bleak portrait, he is painting. I did not want to give this book a five star rating simply because I did not see the protagonists as admirable people… Too wrapped up in self without the necessary and proper reflection on "right behavior" you see, I am someone with deep, Texas roots myself and In my upbringing "right behavior" is one word, and certainly a moral code. But as I finished "Leaving Cheyenne" i loved the characters nonetheless, and genius must be rewarded. Larry McMurtry is a genius. Coupled with terrific narration, this is a classic. Put it on the shelf right next to Lonesome, Dove and "The Last Picture Show"

Johnnys portion is the best

Johnnys portion of the story really ties it all together and gives it the depth and feeling that’s makes this such a good book.