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True Grit (original Movie of the Same Name)

(us) Charles Portis

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Would you believe that a fourteen-year-old girl left home in the cold winter to avenge her father? Mattie thought this was nothing. Her father was shot dead by a gangster and her mother was ill in bed. Mattie had no time to attend her father's funeral and hurriedly embarked on the road to find the murderer. Marty alone persuaded Sheriff "Rooster", and Mounted Police LaBeouf who took the initiative to join, and the three of them went to the Indian reservation where desperadoes were roaming. During this journey of chasing the murderer with an uncertain future, the two weather-beaten men felt fearless and fearless from the girl, and the true courage that had long been forgotten deep in their hearts was awakened. This book is the masterpiece of Charles Portis and an American classic novel that has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 22 consecutive weeks. Known as "a well-deserved masterpiece in the history of American literature". You never know how strong you are until being strong becomes your only option.