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Leaving Cheyenne

Leaving Cheyenne is the second novel written by author Larry McMurtry. It was published in 1963. The novel portrays the lives of people living in Texas from about 1920 to about 1965.
Leaving Cheyenne is written in three parts. Each is a first person account from one of the main characters involved in a life-long love triangle: Gideon, Johnny, and Molly.
The novel was adapted into the 1974 film Lovin' Molly, starring Anthony Perkins and Beau Bridges.