Through the story of an entire family full of trials, passion, and success, Philip Meyer unfolds a stunning history of Texas—a sweeping epic over more than a century, soaked in tears and blood, full of tenderness, adventure, and bravery.
“One word—stunning. ‘Son’ should be canonized immediately as the Great American Novel. A book that this time really deserves the definition ‘masterpiece’.”
Kate Atkinson
“This book is absolutely worth canonizing. And it has already been adapted for film. Listen to the book and watch the series ‘Son’ (starring Pierce Brosnan).”
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“A book you absolutely have to read. Philip Meyer’s world is vivid in colors, smells, and sounds. The novel is dreamlike and ruthless at the same time. It soars in the sky and clings to the rough, solid earth. In it, blood rhymes openly with love, and the flight upward is at once a swift fall.”
Esquire
“In Philip Meyer’s novel, big literature and popular paperback reading, epic scope and the intimate, the cold detachment of a chronicler and the passion of a lover—are combined astonishingly. This is an obvious sign that the book is extraordinary.”
New York Times Book Review
“With its sheer magnitude, ‘Son’ seriously claims to be the Great American Novel—standing alongside novels by Faulkner and Dos Passos. An extraordinary symphony of American history.”
Washington Post
“In the astonishingly engaging novel by Philip Meyer, the concentration of births, deaths, passions, rises, and falls is incredibly dense. A magnificent saga, generously sprinkled with the spirit of adventure.”
Wall Street Journal
“Philip Meyer offers a story that spans several generations. In essence, his novel is the story of an entire country.”
Los Angeles Times