The High Divide (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction) - Hardcover

LIN ENGER is an Iowa Workshop graduate, the author of the novel Undiscovered Country, and the recipient of a James Michener Award and a Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship. His short stories have appeared in Glimmer Train, Ascent, Great River Review, Wolf Head Quarterly, and other journals. He teaches at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His website is www.lin-enger.com.

"This masterfully told Western reinvention of Homer's "Odyssey" . . . Set against a backdrop of beauty and danger, this is the moving story of a man coming to terms with his past. In its narrative simplicity and emotional directness, it is reminiscent of John Ford's classic "The Searchers"." --"Publishers Weekly", starred review "Moving through the High Divide--"the rough country between the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers"--even as its characters move through important divides, or turning points, of their own, Enger's novel is told in beautifully exact, liquid language that wastes no time, just as one cannot afford to waste time when making a journey such as the Pope family's. Highly recommended." --"Library Journal", starred review "This is a gripping story with well-portrayed, complex, and sympathetic main characters and a complement of believable secondary figures in a vividly described region nearing the close of an era. Enger ("Undiscovered Country", 2008) is an author worth watching." --"Booklist" ""The High Divide" is a deeply moving, gripping novel about one man's quest for redemption and his family's determination to learn the truth. Written with lean, crisp prose, Enger seamlessly blends historical events with the personal, and deftly pulls the reader into America's Great Plains during the 19th Century. The narrators' voices are captivating, and I was spellbound by the author's ability to express the human condition and especially the complicated bonds between fathers and sons. Layered with meaning, this remarkable novel deserves to be read more than once. "The High Divide" proves Enger's chops as a masterful storyteller." --Ann Weisgarber, author of "The Promise" ""The High Divide", a novel about a family in peril, is haunting and tense but leavened by considerable warmth and humanity. Lin Enger writes with durable grace about a man's quest for redemption and the human capacity for forgiveness." --Benjamin Percy, author of "Red Moon " "Lin Enger sets