{"product_id":"9781476749297","title":"This Tender Land : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThis Tender Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): William Kent Krueger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If you liked \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing,\u003c\/i\u003e you’ll love \u003ci\u003eThis Tender Land\u003c\/i\u003e...This story is as big-hearted as they come.” —\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Grace\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O’Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent’s wrath. 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOver 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. With the feel of a modern classic, \u003ci\u003eThis Tender Land \u003c\/i\u003eis an en­thralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThis Tender Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “If you liked \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing,\u003c\/i\u003e you’ll love \u003ci\u003eThis Tender Land\u003c\/i\u003e by best-selling author William Kent Krueger. This story is as big-hearted as they come.“ —\u003ci\u003eParade Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A picaresque tale of adventure during the Great Depression. Part \u003ci\u003eGrapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, part \u003ci\u003eHuckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e, Krueger’s novel is a journey over inner and outer terrain toward wisdom and freedom.” —\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Crafted in exquisitely beautiful prose, this is a story to be treasured – outstanding and unforgettable.” —\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you’re among the millions who raced through \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing \u003c\/i\u003ethis year and are looking for another expansive, atmospheric American saga, look to the latest from Krueger.\" —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Long, sprawling, and utterly captivating, readers will eat up every delicious word of it.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Absorbing and wonderfully-paced, this fictional narrative set against historical truths mesmerizes the reader with its evocations of compassion, courage, and self-discovery. . . THIS TENDER LAND is a gripping, poignant tale swathed in both mythical and mystical overtones.\"   —Bob Drury, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times bestselling\u003c\/i\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Everything That Is\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"More than a simple journey; it is a deeply satisfying odyssey, a quest in search of self and home. Richly imagined and exceptionally well plotted and written, the novel is, most of all, a compelling, often haunting story that will captivate both adult and young adult readers.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rich with graceful writing and endearing characters...this is a book for the ages.\" —\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2014 Edgar Award for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Pitch-perfect...I loved this book.” —Dennis Lehane, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Live by Night \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Given Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Krueger’s elegy for innocence is a deeply memorable tale.” —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Krueger aims higher and hits harder with a standalone novel that shares much with his other work....A novel that transforms narrator and reader alike.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred)\u003cbr\u003e“Once in a blue moon a book drops down on your desk that demands to be read. You pick it up and read the first page, and then the second, and you are hooked. Such a book is \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Grace\u003c\/i\u003e…This is a book that makes the reader feel better just by having been exposed to the delights of the story. It will stay with you for quite some time and you will always remember it with a smile.” —\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The tone is much like \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e, with its combination of dread and nostalgia.”—\u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781476749297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40592350085326,"sku":"9781476749297","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_0c87cf25-30af-42f3-a1de-d928cc87bae9.jpg?v=1637766476","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781476749297","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}