With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an enthralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole. ISBN-13: 9781476749297 Summary A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the bestselling author of Ordinary Grace. Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphans will journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. This Tender Land William Kent Krueger, 2019 Simon & Schuster 464 pp. Nonetheless, this story of faith or lack thereof is a compelling one. Perhaps it belongs to the coming-of-age genre, or maybe included with the mystical. However, I am not sure how to categorize the novel. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger is a brilliant tale worthy of reading. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O’Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent’s wrath. The universal truths woven into the story made me think of Somerset Maugham as The Razors Edge. Minnesota-the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. The atmosphere, the rich, unforgettable characters, and the way the author brought a bygone era to life.

A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the bestselling author of Ordinary Grace.

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