"Radically personal and quintessentially American, an intimate drama at the heart of an apocalyptic vision ... On a small farm beside a lake in Minnesota's north woods an old man is waiting for the Rapture, which God has told him will happen in two weeks, on August 19, 1974. Whe...
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While hunting in the cold Minnesota woods, 17-year-old Jesse Matson's life is forever changed when he discovers his father, dead by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. But would easygoing Harold Matson really kill himself? If so, why? And just where was Jesse's uncle Clay--always jea...
In 1886, on the western Minnesota prairie, Gretta Pope discovers that her husband is gone, leaving only a brief note. Their two young boys set out after him, leaving Gretta no choice but to seek her sons and husband. Some strong language. For high school and adult readers.
"Lin Enger sets out from the conventions of the traditional Western and brings the reader into new emotional territory, that of the soul of an exquisitely drawn American family. The High Divide is a novel to get lost in." -James Scott, author of The Kept In 1886, Gretta Pop...