This Tender Land
Written by William Kent Krueger
Narrated by Scott Brick
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
William Kent Krueger
William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella The Levee, as well as nineteen acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, including Lightning Strike and Fox Creek. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.
More audiobooks from William Kent Krueger
Ordinary Grace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Levee Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Bed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to This Tender Land
Related audiobooks
Sold on a Monday Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where the Forest Meets the Stars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5West with Giraffes: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lightning Strike Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Green Valley: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Ragged Edge of Night Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Beekeeper's Promise Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The River We Remember: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You Belong Here Now: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Murmur of Bees Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Saints of Swallow Hill Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Count the Ways: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fox Creek Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What the Wind Knows Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Orphan Collector Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kitchen House: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Exiles: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diamond Eye: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Piece of the World: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Simon the Fiddler: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fall of Marigolds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Cold Millions: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sugar Birds: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where the Lost Wander: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Literary Fiction For You
The Hunger Games Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Demon Copperhead: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stardust Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Parable of the Sower Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Man Called Ove: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tom Lake: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Picture of Dorian Gray: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Poisonwood Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bell Jar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Covenant of Water Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Leave the World Behind: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Name of the Wind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Alchemist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Measure: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Road Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Overstory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dutch House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Yellowface: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Song of Achilles: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kindred Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Their Eyes Were Watching God Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for This Tender Land
1,325 ratings130 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Magnificently illustrated with words! Some books have too much detailed descriptions...so that I get tired of pages and pages of descriptions. Not so with The Tender Land. I enjoyed the author’s ability to create masterpiece paintings with his words, so much so that I sometimes stopped the audio to enjoy my mental picture or to back up the audio to listen to a particular description again.
The story itself was captivating...the characters so beautiful and real, the events so exciting and unexpected! Personally, I expect this book to become a classic. Many thanks to the author for creating such an exquisite and riveting story.2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Best novel I have read in a long time. The amount of research the author did is very evident, he brings those depression years alive! We should be so ashamed of the way that we treated those Indian children, and of course, Indians in general!
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was the best story I have heard in a while! What else can be said but listen yourself!!!!!}}}
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The story is told in the voice of 13 yr old Odie, but the prose known to fans of William Kent Krueger will be familiar. I have enjoyed the Cork O’Connor Series and ‘This Tender Land’ did not disappoint.
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a very compelling story. I enjoyed the book and recommend it. It has motivated me to read more of the authors books
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What an amazing tale of the four vagabonds! It’s heart wrenching to know that those horrible “Indian schools “ really existed. The reader is taken on a journey of excitement and intrigue along with the children. I loved the book and gave it five stars. It’s a great read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the few books I’ve read where when I finished it I wanted to turn to page one and start over. Told with great empathy and poignancy, William Kent Krueger, has written a great adventure of a “family” of four who each seeks out their place in the world and their relationship with God.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5As usual with this author it was a well told story, but my god it went in forever and with to much implausibility and too much coincidence.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Without a doubt the best story I have ever had the privilege of absorbing. There will be times in the future when I will return to this wondrous tale. Thank you.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Well written and spoken. Sad to have it end. Well worth your time
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"The bloom of a rosebush.." This is very much a slice of life slow moving character driven story. I thought I might give up a few times when the pace was really slow, but I'm glad that I stuck with it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the best books I have read this year. Author must have been channeling Mark Twain because I kept thinking it is just as good as stories Mark Twain’s stories.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Perfection!
Relatable characters, historical accuracy, and heart. So much heart! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I don’t have the words to fully explain how much I loved listening to this book. I think I would need intense therapy + a big, fat thesaurus to find the right words. I’m usually more of a thriller/suspense/mystery fan but had read ORDINARY GRACE by this author earlier and absolutely loved it!! Scott Brick’s narration has to be mentioned-he truly has a gift!! I first heard him narrate Landon Beach’s books (another fabulous author!) and he does such an exceptional job here. Be prepared for some tears but ultimately this book will uplift your soul. ❤️
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Like huckleberry Finn and grapes of wrath this story wont be forgotten .
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An excellent story and beautifully told. A must read/listen. Hopeful.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/53.5 rounded up
found family
The Great Depression
Journey
Faith
Trigger warning: multiple kinds of abuse (some on page, some mentioned); racism - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wanted to keep reading. Amazing story and descriptions . Will be reading mire
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A heartfelt story based on a true part of American history
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great characters & period piece. Took a little bit to get into but then hooked me till the end.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This's a Story that rings true. Well worth your time.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book, it takes you to another time and place and lifts your heart.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A tender moving tale of youthful adventure, hardship and courage. It brings alive that era of early depression.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing journey!! The author took you to so many sites and places.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A touching story that had me laughing at times and crying. Wonderfully written!!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A gripping tail eliciting powerful emotion and compassion for it's characters and the lives of those the characters represent during the great depression. Interesting and accurate historical references to experiences/ travesties of the Indians and Americans who suffered greatly during the great depression
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I truly enjoyed this story! The 20th century Odyssey with all the twists and turns, monsters and divine interventions. Outstanding.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is totally captivating and it’s populated by fully rounded out people who let me into their private lives.
Sad that the book is done and thankful that I was on the journey. Alex - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved the narration almost as much as the story itself. I didn’t want it to end.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An amazing novel and brilliantly narrated. Will deserved 5 stars.