Inland: A Novel

Inland: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢ TheÂ bestselling author ofÂ The Tigerâ€™s WifeÂ returns withÂ â€œa bracingly epic and imaginatively mythic journey across the American Westâ€ (Entertainment Weekly).

In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary livesÂ unfold. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her lifeâ€”her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons, who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home.

Meanwhile,Â Lurie is a former outlaw and a man haunted by ghosts. He sees lost souls who want something from him, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected relationship that inspires a momentous expedition across the West. The way in whichÂ Lurieâ€™s death-defying trek at last intersects with Noraâ€™s plightÂ is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel.

Mythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope,Â InlandÂ is grounded in true but little-known history. It showcases all of TÃ©a Obrehtâ€™s talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirelyâ€”and unforgettablyâ€”her own.

Praise for Inland

â€œAs it should be, the landscape of the West itself is a character, thrillingly rendered throughout. . . . Here, Obrehtâ€™s simple but rich prose captures and luxuriates in the Westâ€™s beauty and sudden menace. Remarkable in a novel with such a sprawling cast, Obreht also has a poetic touch for writing intricate and precise character descriptions.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review (Editorsâ€™ Choice)

â€œBeautifully wrought.â€â€”Vanity Fair

â€œObreht is the kind of writer who can forever change the way you think about a thing, just through her powers of description.Â . . .Â InlandÂ is anÂ ambitious and beautifulÂ workÂ about many things: immigration, the afterlife, responsibility, guilt, marriage, parenthood, revenge, all the roads and waterways that led to America. Miraculously, itâ€™s alsoÂ a page-turner and a mystery, as well as a love letter to a camel, and, like a camel, improbable and splendid, something to happily puzzle over at first and take your breath away at the end.â€â€”Elizabeth McCracken,Â O: The Oprah Magazine
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-08-13
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-08-13
Format	Kindle eBook

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