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Praise for Virgil Wander
An , Library Journal, Bookpage, and Chicago Public Library Best
Book of the Year
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
“Enger deserves to be mentioned alongside the likes of Richard
Russo and Thomas McGuane. Virgil Wander is a lush crowd-pleaser
about meaning and second chances and magic. And in these Trumpian
times, isn’t that just the kind of book and protagonist we’re all
searching for?”―New York Times Book Review
“Enger is a writer to be appreciated by anyone who cares about
words. The book is full of little gems.”―Seattle Times
“Enger does a truly masterful job of synthesizing these various
components into a compelling and easily digestible whole. Virgil
Wander is a fast-paced, humorous and mystical novel about hope,
friendship, love and the relationship between a town and its
people.”―Bookpage
“[Enger’s] writing leaped out at me – it’s so easy and so vivid
and so powerful all at once, and his characters are instantly
real.”―Tana French, Vulture
“[Virgil Wander] brings out the charm and downright strangeness
of the defiantly normal.”―Wall Street Journal
“It’s an expansive vision Enger has, peopled with pretty regular
folks but with room for romance and redemption, the drama of the
everyman and the everyday…You can be sure you’ve been expertly
led into the realm of fiction where everything is
possible.”―Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Readers who enjoy tenderhearted stories seasoned with a dash of
intrigue will find much to like in Virgil Wander… The novel's
depiction of how broken souls can begin to mend is both
thoughtful and moving. Greenstone may be a town shadowed by bad
luck, but those who discover this gentle novel will consider
themselves most fortunate.”―Shelf Awareness
“Part of the sheer joy of this book… is reading the author’s gift
for language and metaphor… A colorful cast of characters
complemented by the quotidian pleasures of small town life
conspire to charm, welcome and teach us in that age-old way,
through a story…So, be warned. You will fall for Virgil and the
others who bring Greenstone to life.”―ain Times“The focus of
[Enger’s] bright and breathing third novel feels mostly like life
itself, in all its smallness and bigness, and what it means to
live a good one.”―Booklist (starred review)
"Surprises and delights throughout; definitely worth waiting
for."–Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for Peace Like a River
“You don’t see novels like this one very often.
Peace Like a
River reminds a reader of Kent Haruf’s Plainsong or even
Norman MacLean’s A River Runs Through It. It’s got that pure
American loss of innocence theme, that belief in and fascination
with miracles, that insistence on the goodness of men outside of
the law.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A compelling blend of traditional and artfully offbeat
storytelling...a miracle well worth witnessing.” –Boston Globe
“The narrative picks up power and majesty, then thunders to a
tragic, yet joyous, climax.” –People
“If you like a ripping good story told in robust prose that gives
you goose bumps, latch onto this book – more than a novel of
miracles, it is truly a miraculous novel.” –Seattle Times
“Enger has written a novel that’s boldly romantic and unabashedly
appealing...it’s a journey you simply must not miss.” –Christian
Science Monitor
“One of the most wondrous books I’ve read in recent years...
[reminiscent of] John Irving’s A Prayer of Owen Meany, another
novel infused with transformative magic.”–Charlotte Observer
“What could be unbelievable becomes extraordinary in Enger’s
hands...Amazing.”―Miami Herald
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About the Author
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Leif Enger was raised in Osakis, Minnesota, and worked as a
reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio before writing
his bestselling debut novel Peace Like a River, which won the
Independent Publisher Book Award and was one of the Los Angeles
Times and Time Magazine’s Best Books of the Year. His second
novel, So Brave, Young, and Handsome, was also a national
bestseller, No. 8 on ’s Top 100 Editors' Picks and a Midwest
Booksellers’ Choice Award Honor Book for Fiction. He and his wife
Robin live in Minnesota.
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