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This Tender Land
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
The acclaimed author of Ordinary Grace crafts a powerful novel about an orphan's life-changing adventure traveling down America's great rivers during the Great Depression, seeking both a place to call home and a sense of purpose in a world sinking into despair.
"Ask me, God's right here. In the dirt, the rain, the sky, the trees, the apples, the stars in the cottonwoods. In you and me, too. It's all connected, and it's all God. Sure this is hard work, but it's good work because it's a part of what connects us to this land. This beautiful, tender land."
1932: Located on the banks of the Gilead River in Minnesota, Lincoln School is home to hundreds of Native American boys and girls who have been separated from their families. The only two white boys in the school are orphan brothers Odie and Albert, who, under the watchful eyes of the cruel superintendent Mrs. Brickman, are often in trouble for misdeeds both real and imagined. The two boys' best friend is Mose, a mute Native American who is also the strongest kid in school. And they find another ally in Cora Frost, a widowed teacher who is raising her little girl, Emmy, by herself.
When tragedy strikes down Mrs. Frost, it's the catalyst for a series of events that will send Odie, Albert, and Mose to rescue Emmy and flee down the river in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi, leaving a dead body in their wake. Soon, they are wanted by the law, and they know that Mrs. Brickman will stop at nothing to track them down for dark reasons of her own. Over the course of this unforgettable summer, Odie, Albert, Mose, and Emmy carefully make their way through the small river towns and big cities filled with people who are by turns desperate and generous, cruel and kind. As they search for a place to belong, these four remarkable children will lose their innocence but gain the strength to survive in the face of terrible loss.
With his signature "pitch-perfect, wonderfully evocative" (Dennis Lehane, New York Times best-selling author) prose, William Kent Krueger's This Tender Land shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-01-21
loved it
This will stay with me a long time. Such a heartwarming and at times heartbreaking story beautifully told by the narrator.
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- ChzAMrn
- 19-12-22
A wonderful tale
Loved the narrators voice .. so that was a big plus . The story is quite epic and the characters are wonderful even the horrible ones . You really root for these boys and little Emmy and the narrative tale takes you on a bumpy journey. which is plain awful at times , and unimaginable that such young children had to cope with such awful situations. There is however always the feeling of hope and better times ahead that drives onwards . I loved this book and had never read or listened to any of the authors other books.. I will be doing now.
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- Kat and Dog
- 01-11-23
Great story
What a lovely story. The author is great at making you care for the characters and at making the characters believable.
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- RCB
- 19-01-23
Wow!!
One of The Best books I’ve listened to on Audible - fantastic narration and what a tale! So atmospheric! Chose for my Book Club and we all loved it. It provided lots for discussion and it will be passed around to family and friends. Highly recommended - fascinating facts, wonderful characters and some unexpected twists and turns. Thank you Mr Krueger!
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- MarianG
- 08-03-24
Excellent story, well told
What a wonderful story. I loved the characters, they came to life on the page and I just had to follow what happened to them. They writing is lyrical and very compelling, as is the storyline.
It is beautifully narrated too.
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- donna coleman
- 25-10-24
a classic style story
pace felt a bit slow resulting in a disconnect between the purported timescale for the story. my first book by this author and will probably try others
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- maggie
- 14-02-21
I koved this book
I loved this book and I particularly enjoyed the narrator...I had never read any of this authors books but I will make sure I do in future
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- N of Manchester
- 26-01-23
A new favourite!
I loved it. The characters are so well drawn, those you hate and those you love and admire. The plot includes a really well balanced range of experiences.
All beautifully narrated.
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- Jill Locker
- 04-04-24
great storytelling
the pace and structure of the story felt like you were meandering down the river with the vagabonds. Social backdrop to the story makes you think. They are likeable characters and great storytelling within the book.
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- Nez Wennmark
- 22-10-24
The specific way of telling the story
I was unsure about this book at first and only started to listen to it because of Scott Brick as voice, but it did not take long before I was completely star struck by the words and the way the story was written. I will most definitely check out this authors other books and I highly recommend listening to this one! It is simply amazing.
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