With Texasville Larry McMurtry returns to the unforgettable Texas town and characters of one of his best-loved books The Last Picture Show. This is a Texas-sized story brimming with home truths of the heart and men and women we recognize believe in and care about deeply. Set in the post-oil-boom 1980s Texasville brings us up to date with Duane whos got an adoring dog a sassy wife a twelve-million-dollar debt and a hot tub by the pool; Jacy whos finished playing Jungla in Italian movies and whos returned to Thalia; and Sonny -- Duanes teenage rival for Jacys affections -- who owns the car wash the Kwik-Sackstore and the video arcade. One of Larry McMurtrys funniest and most touching contemporary novels.