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'The first great masterpiece of the globally warmed generation. Here is anAmerican classic which, at a stroke, makes McCarthy a contender for theNobel Prize for Literature'A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, headingslowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save theash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselvesagainst the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, acart of scavenged food - and each other.'McCarthy conjures from this pitiless flight the miracle of unswervinghumanity. Gripping beyond belief''One of the most shocking and harrowing but ultimately redemptive booksI have read. It is an intensely intimate story. It is also a warning''A work of such terrible beauty that you will struggle to look away. It willknock the breath from your lungs''You will read on, absolutely convinced, thrilled, mesmerized. All themodern novel can do is done here''A masterpiece that will soon be considered a classic''McCarthy shows that he is one of the greatest American writers alive'