Name: | This Tender Land |
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By: | William Kent Krueger |
Narrated by: | Scott Brick |
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Length | 14 hrs and 19 mins |
Category: | Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure |
Release Date: | 2019-09-02 |
Language: | English |
The This Tender Land was published on September 3, 2019, and has sold over 1 million copies. People have generally given it positive reviews, praising its depiction of the American Midwest and its focus on the importance of family and community.
The series of work of William Kent Krueger is a collection of novels that follow the character Cork O’Connor as he solves mysteries in Minnesota.
This Tender Land is a novel by William Kent Krueger that follows four orphans on a life-changing journey through the Minnesota wilderness in the 1930s. The novel is told from the perspective of Odie, a young Native American boy, who, along with his friends, escapes from the brutal orphanage where they were being held. The group sets out on a canoe trip down the Mississippi River, hoping to find a new home. Along the way, they encounter many challenges, including racial tension, natural disasters, and gangs of criminals. Despite the odds, the group perseveres, learning valuable lessons about friendship, family, and hope along the way.
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