Mr. Texas -- Lawrence Wright - Hardcover

A hilarious, sharply drawn send-up of Texas politics--from the Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author. - A novel about a dark-horse candidate who risks his personal happiness for a career in the Texas House of Representatives

Sonny Lamb is an affable, if floundering, rancher with the unfortunate habit of becoming a punchline in his Texas hometown. Most recently, to every one's headshaking amusement, he bought his own bull at an auction. But when a fire breaks out at a neighbor's farm, Sonny makes headlines in another way: not waiting for help, he bolts to the farm where his heroic actions make the evening news.

Almost immediately, and seemingly out of nowhere, a handsomely dressed lobbyist from Austin arrives at his ranch door and asks if he'd like to run for his West Texas district's seat in the state legislature. Though Sonny has zero experience and doesn't consider himself political at all, the fate of his ranch--and perhaps his marriage to the lovely "cowgirl" Lola--hangs in the balance. With seemingly no other choice, Sonny decides to throw his hat in the ring .

As he navigates life in politics--from running a campaign to negotiating in the capitol--Sonny must learn the ropes, weighing his own ethics and environmental concerns against the pressures of veteran politicians, savvy lobbyists, and his own party. In tracing Sonny's attempt to balance his marriage and morality with an increasingly volatile professional life, Lawrence Wright has crafted a hilarious, immensely clever roller-coaster ride about one man's pursuit of goodness in the Lonestar State.

Author: Lawrence Wright
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 09/19/2023
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.44w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780593537374

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/2023 pg. 11
Library Journal 08/01/2023 pg. 81
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2023
Booklist 08/01/2023 pg. 25
Publishers Weekly 09/11/2023

About the Author
LAWRENCE WRIGHT is a staff writer for The New Yorker, a playwright, and a screenwriter. He is the best-selling author of the novel, The End of October, and ten books of nonfiction, including Going Clear, God Save Texas, and The Looming Tower, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas.