Peace Like a River

leif enger edward holland

What happens when ordinary lives are shattered by extraordinary circumstances?

The Land family enjoy and idyllic existence until the oldest son, Davy, is arrested for a double manslaughter. But when Davy breaks out of jail and flees into the bleak Dakota Badlands, his father Jeremiah must gather his younger children and pursue the outlaw into the wilderness. Their epic journey leads them all to a place from which there is no a place that will test them almost beyond endurance and stretch the ties that bind them to their absolute limit...

Genres fictionbook clubhistorical fictionliterary fictioncoming of agenovelsaudiobookadult fictionadultcontemporary

0 pages, Audio Cassette

First published August 2,2001

Literary awards

book sense book of the year award, independent publisher book award (ippy), ala alex award, dublin literary award,

Places

the united states of america, north dakota,

This edition

Format: 0 pages, Audio Cassette
Published: August 22, 2001 by Books on Tape
ISBN: 9780736676366
ASIN: 0736676368
Language: English

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About the author

leif enger

Leif Enger was raised in Osakis, Minnesota, and worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio for nearly twenty years. He lives on a farm in Minnesota with his wife and two sons.

His writing is a smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, recalling the Old West's greatest cowboy stories.

Enger's novel, Peace Like a River, was one of Time magazine's top-five novels of the year 2001 and appeared on several other best seller lists.

His second novel, So Brave, Young, and Handsome also appeared on best seller lists in 2008.

For further details, see the author's Wikipedia page.