Inland: The New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author of The Tiger's Wife

Synopsis

A VANITY FAIR, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY AND LIT HUB 'MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019' 'A TREMENDOUSLY TALENTED WRITER' Ann PatchettNORA is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life - her husband who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home, and her husband's seventeen-year-old cousin, who communes with spirits. LURIE is a former outlaw and a man haunted by ghosts. He sees lost souls who want something from him, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected relationship that inspires a momentous expedition across the West. Mythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, Inland is grounded in true but little-known history. It showcases all of Téa Obreht's talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirely - and unforgettably - her own.PRAISE FOR THE TIGER'S WIFE'The most thrilling discovery in years' Colum McCann'Assured, eloquent and not easily forgotten' Independent on Sunday'A poignant, seductive novel' Observer'One of the most extraordinary debuts of recent memory' Vogue(p) Penguin Random House Audio Ltd 2019

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781409161066

Related ISBNs:

9781780221182, 9780297867067

Publisher:

Orion

Date of Addition:

08/24/22

Copyrighted By:

Tea Obreht

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Narrated By:

Anna Chlumsky

Categories:

History, Horror, Westerns, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Bookshare Staff

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