So Brave, Young, and Handsome by Leif Enger

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Leif Enger
• Title: So Brave, Young, And Handsome
• Publisher: ‎ Atlantic Monthly Press; First Edition (April 22, 2008)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover w/Deckle Edge – 287 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0871139855
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0871139856
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.25 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.75 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (minor shelf wear)
• Edition: First Edition

Synopsis:

A stunning successor to his best selling novel Peace Like a River, Leif Enger’s new work is a rugged and nimble story about an aging train robber on a quest to reconcile the claims of love and judgment on his life, and the failed writer who goes with him.

In 1915 Minnesota, writer Monte Becket has lost his sense of purpose. His only success long behind him, Monte lives simply with his wife and son until he befriends outlaw Glendon Hale. Plagued by guilt over abandoning his wife two decades ago, Glendon aims to go back West on a quest for absolution.

As the modern age marches swiftly forward, Monte agrees to travel into Glendon’s past, leaving behind his own family for a journey that will test the depth of his loyalties and morals, and the strength of his resolve.

As they flee the relentless ex-Pinkerton who’s been hunting Glendon for years, Monte falls ever further from his family and the law, to be tempered by a fiery adventure from which he may never get home.

With its smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, So Brave, Young, and Handsome examines one ordinary man’s determination as he risks everything in order to understand what it’s all worth, and follows an unlikely dream in the hope it will lead him back home.

About the Author:

Leif Enger worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio for nearly twenty years before leaving to write fiction full-time. He lives in Minnesota with his wife Robin.