This Tender Land
A Novel
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4.5 • 3.3K Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Beautifully written
This was a true joy to read. The author brings to life the story with vivid landscapes and characters that you are taken in willingly. I found myself on the journey alongside the characters, always rooting for them. Such a beautiful story!
An unforgettable journey
Stunning, haunting, wild, and gorgeous story about the beautiful painful depth of being human.
Fantastic story
You have to love the characters who share their lives with each others. Not for selfish gain, but for the feeling of family. “Never alone”. They are young and much is confusing and not understood. They do what feels right.
If you like a story with a happy ending this is the book for you.