This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger
4.38 · 40 ratings · Published: 03 Sep 2019
After committing a terrible crime, Odie and Albert are forced to flee for their lives along with their best friend, Mose, a mute young man of Sioux heritage. Out of pity, they also take with them a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy. Together, they steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi in search for a place to call home.
Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphan vagabonds journey into the unknown, crossing 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, bighearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.
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- summer 2
- great outdoors 2
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- children 1
- bildungsroman 1
- protagonists of colour 1
- spirituality 1
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- audiobook 3
- young adult 3
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- death / grief 1
- racism 1