Welcome to Litsy!

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.