Peace Like a River

Set in rural Minnesota during the early nineteen-sixties, the novel follows eleven-year-old Reuben Land, an asthmatic boy who believes his deeply devout father possesses the gift of performing miracles. When Reuben's older brother Davy kills two violent intruders and flees custody, the Land family embarks on a winter journey across North Dakota to find him. Along their trek, the family faces relentless law enforcement and encounters unexpected acts of grace.

by Leif Enger

Grove Press · First published 2001 · 312 pages