A Far Country, (Paperback)

from karieh

I wanted to love this as much as I loved "The Piano Tuner"...but it just didn't grab me. I spent much of the time trying to figure out if we were in the present day or in the future when global warming has REALLY kicked in. (I kept getting a feeling like I was reading "Friend of the Earth" meets ...

from msbaba

Are you the type of person who can sit alone contentedly for a many hours merely observing and sensing the world around you? Are you the type of person who delights in reading words put together so creatively and carefully that they come to life on the page and in your mind? Are you the type of p...

from maryreinert

"The Texans" is not politically correct, is dirty and raw and presents history through the confluence of a Jewish cowboy, a runaway slave, a German emigrant, a Mexican girl, renegade Rangers, and lots of Commanches. There are no real heroes, but a number of villains; yet, the story manages to pro...

from patrickgarson

The simplicity of A Far Country belies the swooning compliments scattered across the cover. As another entry into the "Children in Developing Countries" genre, it is pretty standard stuff, and by the conclusion I found myself searching for something that would set it apart. Isabel has a hard life...

from blm52

Brilliant, at all levels. A beautifully-written story about a young rural girl's journey to the city in search of her much-loved missing brother. The most heart-wrenching book I have read since Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance.