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    This Tender Land
    This Tender Land
    This Tender Land
    Audiobook14 hours

    This Tender Land

    Written by William Kent Krueger

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.5/5

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    • Family

    • Survival

    • Friendship

    • Adventure

    • Music

    • Found Family

    • Chosen One

    • Road Trip

    • Fish Out of Water

    • Power of Friendship

    • Power of Music

    • Journey

    • Haunted Past

    • Runaway

    • Quest

    • Hope

    • Love

    • Self-Discovery

    • Trust

    • Travel

    About this audiobook

    For fans of Before We Were Yours and Where the Crawdads Sing, a magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the New York Timesbestselling author of Ordinary Grace. 1932, 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. Over 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, This Tender Land is an en"thralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateSep 3, 2019
    ISBN9781501903403
    Author

    William Kent Krueger

    William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella The Levee, as well as twenty acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, including Spirit Crossing, Fox Creek, and Lightning Strike. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.

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    Reviews for This Tender Land

    4.5/5

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be an excellent story, beautifully told, and a must-read. It is well written and spoken, with relatable characters and historical accuracy. The book takes readers on a captivating journey, unfolding the realities of the Great Depression and the harshness inflicted on American Indians and orphans. It elicits powerful emotions and compassion for the characters and their experiences. The narration is also highly praised. Overall, this book is a touching, amazing, and wondrous tale that leaves a huge impact on the hearts of listeners.

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    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Magnificently illustrated with words! Some books have too much detailed descriptions...so that I get tired of pages and pages of descriptions. Not so with The Tender Land. I enjoyed the author’s ability to create masterpiece paintings with his words, so much so that I sometimes stopped the audio to enjoy my mental picture or to back up the audio to listen to a particular description again.

      The story itself was captivating...the characters so beautiful and real, the events so exciting and unexpected! Personally, I expect this book to become a classic. Many thanks to the author for creating such an exquisite and riveting story.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Best novel I have read in a long time. The amount of research the author did is very evident, he brings those depression years alive! We should be so ashamed of the way that we treated those Indian children, and of course, Indians in general!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      This was the best story I have heard in a while! What else can be said but listen yourself!!!!!}}}

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      The story is told in the voice of 13 yr old Odie, but the prose known to fans of William Kent Krueger will be familiar. I have enjoyed the Cork O’Connor Series and ‘This Tender Land’ did not disappoint.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      This was a very compelling story. I enjoyed the book and recommend it. It has motivated me to read more of the authors books

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Dec 28, 2023

      What an amazing tale of the four vagabonds! It’s heart wrenching to know that those horrible “Indian schools “ really existed. The reader is taken on a journey of excitement and intrigue along with the children. I loved the book and gave it five stars. It’s a great read.
    • 5/5

      Oct 11, 2023

      Without a doubt the best story I have ever had the privilege of absorbing. There will be times in the future when I will return to this wondrous tale. Thank you.
    • 5/5

      Oct 8, 2023

      Well written and spoken. Sad to have it end. Well worth your time
    • 4/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      "The bloom of a rosebush.." This is very much a slice of life slow moving character driven story. I thought I might give up a few times when the pace was really slow, but I'm glad that I stuck with it.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      One of the best books I have read this year. Author must have been channeling Mark Twain because I kept thinking it is just as good as stories Mark Twain’s stories.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Perfection!
      Relatable characters, historical accuracy, and heart. So much heart!
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      I don’t have the words to fully explain how much I loved listening to this book. I think I would need intense therapy + a big, fat thesaurus to find the right words. I’m usually more of a thriller/suspense/mystery fan but had read ORDINARY GRACE by this author earlier and absolutely loved it!! Scott Brick’s narration has to be mentioned-he truly has a gift!! I first heard him narrate Landon Beach’s books (another fabulous author!) and he does such an exceptional job here. Be prepared for some tears but ultimately this book will uplift your soul. ❤️
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Like huckleberry Finn and grapes of wrath this story wont be forgotten .
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      An excellent story and beautifully told. A must read/listen. Hopeful.
    • 4/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      3.5 rounded up
      found family
      The Great Depression
      Journey
      Faith
      Trigger warning: multiple kinds of abuse (some on page, some mentioned); racism


    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Wanted to keep reading. Amazing story and descriptions . Will be reading mire
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      A heartfelt story based on a true part of American history
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Great characters & period piece. Took a little bit to get into but then hooked me till the end.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      This's a Story that rings true. Well worth your time.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      I loved this book, it takes you to another time and place and lifts your heart.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      A tender moving tale of youthful adventure, hardship and courage. It brings alive that era of early depression.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Amazing journey!! The author took you to so many sites and places.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      A touching story that had me laughing at times and crying. Wonderfully written!!!
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      A gripping tail eliciting powerful emotion and compassion for it's characters and the lives of those the characters represent during the great depression. Interesting and accurate historical references to experiences/ travesties of the Indians and Americans who suffered greatly during the great depression
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      I truly enjoyed this story! The 20th century Odyssey with all the twists and turns, monsters and divine interventions. Outstanding.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      This book is totally captivating and it’s populated by fully rounded out people who let me into their private lives.
      Sad that the book is done and thankful that I was on the journey. Alex
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Loved the narration almost as much as the story itself. I didn’t want it to end.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      An amazing novel and brilliantly narrated. Will deserved 5 stars.
    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      This story takes u along for the ride! Could see n feel everything. The realities unfolded with the harshness inflicted on American Indians n orphans. True history all need to know. The vagabonds journey will stay with me forever.
    • 4/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Kruger is really an exceptional story teller. I listened to his earlier book Ordinary Grace and was impressed so I tried this one. This Tender Land is every bit as good! Great character development and pace. Also, can’t say enough about the narrator…absolutely superb!