Peace Like a River, Leif Enger
Peace Like a River, Leif Enger
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Peace Like a River

Author: Leif Enger

Narrator: Chad Lowe

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/01/2005

Synopsis

Born with no air in his lungs, it was only when Reuben Land's father, Jeremiah, picked him up and commanded him to breathe that Reuben's lungs filled. Reuben struggles with debilitating asthma from then on, making him a boy who knows firsthand that life is a gift, and also one who suspects that his father is touched by God and can overturn the laws of nature.The quiet 1960's midwestern life of the Lands is upended when Reuben's brother Davy kills two marauders who have come to harm the family. The morning of his sentencing, Davy—a hero to some, a cold-blooded murderer to others—escapes from his cell, and the Lands set out in search of him. Their journey is touched by serendipity and the kindness of strangers, and they cover territory far more extraordinary than even the Badlands where they search for Davy from their Airstream trailer.Sprinkled with playful nods to Biblical tales, beloved classics such as Huckleberry Finn, the adventure stories of Robert Louis Stevenson, and the westerns of Zane Grey, Peace Like A River is at once a heroic quest, a tragedy, a love story, and a haunting meditation on the possibility of magic in the everyday world.

About Leif Enger

Leif Enger was raised in Osakis, Minnesota and has worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio since 1984. He lives on a farm in Minnesota with his wife and two sons.

About Chad Lowe

Chad Lowe, an Emmy Award winning actor, has starred in such television series as Life Goes On, E.R., Now and Again and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by merri on 2007-06-14 00:04:58

this is a weird book told by a boy whose dad is some kind of miracle working angel, whose little sister is a prodigy writer, and whose older brother kills two bullies who break into their home. the brother escapes from jail, and the family packs up to find him. it feels a bit like it should be a very long and bit darker episode of touched by an angel. but, i liked it.

Goodreads review by Charlotte on October 07, 2017

This is a wonderful tale of the strength of family during hardships and struggle. The oldest child of Jeremiah Land - Davey gets into a fight with the local thugs when they break into his home and threaten the safety of his younger siblings. One of the two is killed and suddenly Davey is up for mans......more

Goodreads review by Snotchocheez on August 22, 2015

How do I write this to persuade the uninitiated how great Peace Like a River is without seeming like a freak? A cursory glance at the synopsis should've had me running for the hills. At its core, its about good old-fashioned family values, faith (read: religion), and "miracles" (read: divine interv......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on January 03, 2021

Just as beautiful as before. I enjoyed Chad Lowe's narration this time around. Deeply moving, organically told tale with lovely character development. Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on January 10, 2012

I'm rereading this again for a book club I'm hosting. It is one of my all-time favorite books because it has GREAT writing, a wonderful message, a twisting plot and has laugh out loud parts. When people ask me for a book to read, this is the first one I recommend.......more

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on June 28, 2021

5★ “He said, ‘Can you get out of the house without rousting everybody?’ Well, of course I could. I'd read as much Twain as the next boy.” A crime, a fugitive, young children, a road trip, an adventure, a romance, terror, near-death-experiences, tragedy, and even cowboy poetry! What more could I possib......more

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