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ISBN: 1476749302
ISBN13: 9781476749303

This Tender Land

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ISBN: 1476749302
ISBN13: 9781476749303
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you'll love This Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come." --Parade

The unforgettable story of four orphans who travel the Mississippi River on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression.

In the summer of 1932, on the banks of Minnesota's Gilead River, Odie O'Banion is an orphan confined to the Lincoln Indian Training School, a pitiless place where his lively nature earns him the superintendent's wrath. Forced to flee after committing a terrible crime, 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.

Over the course of one summer, these four orphans 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. 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.

Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
ISBN:
1476749302
ISBN13:
9781476749303
Release Date:
May 2020
Publisher:
Atria Books
Length:
464 Pages
Weight:
0.83 lbs.
Dimensions:
1.2″ × 5.2″ × 8.1″
BookTokFictionLiterature & FictionMystery, Thriller & Suspense

More by William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember , This Tender Land , Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella The Levee , as well as nineteen acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series , including Lightning Strike and Fox Creek . He lives in the Twin Cities with his family.

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A beautiful well told story!

This book takes place during the Depression & takes homeless children on the adventure of a lifetime. I loved this book & was beautifully written. I never wanted it to end,

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I loved this book. The authors writing reminds me of John Steinbeck.

I loved this book. The authors writing reminds me of John Steinbeck.

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