Peace Like a River (Hardcover)

from MarthaHuntley

This book, given or loaned by a friend, sat on my bookcase shelf for years before I finally read it. Even as I started in, there was resistance, as it took a while to get the rhythms and feel of the narrator's voice -- and I'm not sure that ever came easy. But the characters and the story won me ...

from msf59

Davy Land is sixteen and on the run for an alleged murder. He escapes to the Badlands territory, in rugged North Dakota. He is not only pursued by a persistent federal agent, but his father and two younger siblings, Rube and Swede are also hurtling down the back roads, in a beat-up Plymouth , pul...

from mrstreme

Few writers can pull off a smart narrative from a child's perspective, but Leif Enger in Peace Like A River not only pulled it off, he made it into an art form. Peace Like A River was the story of Reuben Land, an 11-year-old boy whose brother, Davy, killed two intruders in their home. When it bec...

from countrylife

Eleven-year-old Reuben Land shares the story of his family, his little sister Swede, a budding author, his older brother Davy, in trouble with the law, his gentle father, their family friends and people they meet on the road during their search for Davy. The family was already in tough times, but...

from LukeS

With many books, you can proceed with the sensation that the plot is interesting, or the theme a worthy one, or there is a new slant on something, but often with wonderful thoughts like these, we get workmanlike prose, or something basic and serviceable. But in "Peace Like a River" not only is th...