Homesman - Swarthout Glendon

Soon to be a major film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and co-starring Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, and John Lithgow, this classic Western novel captures the devastating realities of early frontier life through the eyes of one extraordinary woman.IN PIONEER NEBRASKA, A WOMAN LEADS WHERE NO MAN WILL GOSoon to be a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. A "homesman" must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship.

Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cannot succeed alone. When none of the county's men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddy--ex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and resourceful. The only companion she can find