Leif Enger

Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. Leif Enger's debut, Peace Like a River, is one such work. His richly evocative novel, narrated by an asthmatic 11-year-old named Reuben Land, is the story of Reuben's unusual family and their journey across the frozen Badlands of the Dakotas in search of his fugitive older brother. Charged with the murder of two locals who terrorized their family, Davy has fled, understanding that the scales of justice will not weigh in his favor. But Reuben, his father, Jeremiah—a man of faith so deep he has been known to produce miracles—and Reuben's little sister, Swede, follow closely behind the fleeing Davy.Affecting and dynamic, Peace Like a River is at once a tragedy, a romance, and an unflagging exploration into the spirituality and magic possible in the everyday world, and in that of the world awaiting us on the other side of life. In Enger's superb debut effort, we witness a wondrous celebration of family, faith, and spirit, the likes of which we haven't seen in a long, long time—and the birth of a classic work of literature.

Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of Rainy, an aspiring musician setting sail on Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved, bookselling wife. An endearing bear of an Orphean narrator, he seeks refuge in the harbors, fogs, and remote islands of the inland sea. After encountering lunatic storms and rising corpses from the warming depths, he eventually lands to find an increasingly desperate and illiterate people, a malignant billionaire ruling class, a crumbled infrastructure, and a lawless society. As his guileless nature begins to make an inadvertent rebel of him, Rainy’s private quest for the love of his life grows into something wider and wilder, sweeping up friends and foes alike in his wake.

Virgil Wander is an all-American story that follows the inhabitants of a small Midwestern town in their quest to revive its flagging heart.Midwestern movie house owner Virgil Wander is "cruising along at medium altitude" when his car flies off the road into icy Lake Superior. Virgil survives but his language and memory are altered and he emerges into a world no longer familiar to him. Awakening in this new life, Virgil begins to piece together his personal history and the lore of his broken town, with the help of a cast of affable and curious locals--from Rune, a twinkling, pipe-smoking, kite-flying stranger investigating the mystery of his disappeared son; to Nadine, the reserved, enchanting wife of the vanished man; to Tom, a journalist and Virgil's oldest friend; and various members of the Pea family who must confront tragedies of their own. Into this community returns a shimmering prodigal son who may hold the key to reviving their town.

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, novelist Monte Becket has lost his sense of purpose. His only success long behind him, Monte lives simply with his wife and son. But when he befriends outlaw Glendon Hale, a new world of opportunity and experience presents itself. Glendon has spent years in obscurity, but the guilt he harbors for abandoning his wife, Blue, over two decades ago, has lured him from hiding. As the modern age marches swiftly forward, Glendon aims to travel back to his past--heading to California to seek Blue's forgiveness. Beguiled and inspired, Monte soon finds himself leaving behind his own family to embark for the unruly West with his fugitive guide. As they desperately flee from the relentless Charles Siringo, an 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.

***NOMINATED FOR AN EDGAR AWARD***In the midst of substantial personal loss and scandal, six-foot-six Gunsten Søren Pedersen, the Detroit Tigers’ worshipped, veteran fence-swinger, walked away from his career and sport that he loved. Retiring to the tranquil solitude of Minnesota’s North Woods, disgraced, Gun left behind disappointed fans and searing press coverage. But a millionaire real estate investor is out to tear up Gun’s new turf. Loon Country Attractions, to be built on Gun’s piece of paradise, comes replete with an amusement park, convention center, and shopping super-center—with vast environmental degradation to boot. The townsfolk are divided, and Gun is further pulled into the center of the chaos when his daughter becomes pawn in a political campaign that’s turned ugly. Gun seizes the opportunity for redemption, fighting for everything that he holds dear. Fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Craig Johnson's Longmire, and Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon, enjoy the Engers' Gun Pedersen.***PRAISE FOR THE GUN PEDERSEN SERIES*** “A well-written, fast-reading thriller. . . . It’s got everything.”—Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine“Comeback is so good, you want to sit down and read it all at once. It’s got love and shame and money and the Minnesota woods and lakes, and dark mystery, and a reluctant hero, and it’s written with humor and passion.”—Garrison Keillor“Solidly entertaining.”—ALA Booklist“In Swing, the plot twists as unpredictably as a hangman’s rope. Swing has muscle (and heart, too).”—Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine“[A] sure hit.”—R.D. Zimmerman, author of Deadfall in Berlin“Compelling.”—Publishers Weekly“Sacrifice is the best novel I’ve read this year. Not just the best mystery, but the best novel, period.”—Jeremiah Healy, author of the John Francis Cuddy series“Sharp and engaging!”—Minneapolis Star TribuneTHE SINNERS’ “[A] revelation . . .”—Booklist

Gunsten Søren Pedersen knew about baseball and death. A tragedy took the former slugger out of the major leagues, and the only diamonds he sees now are the stars shining in the cold night of Minnesota's North Woods. That is, until Miles Gates—an old friend in big trouble—calls him down to the Sunshine State. What Gun finds there is a trail of brutal killings, some aging ballplayers, shady characters, and the beautiful sister of a reporter who died for his story. Gun discovers the truth behind the murder spree, and he strikes at it as hard as he ever hit a fastball in his prime. But in the warmth of the Florida sun, old dreams and old hatreds have a way of coming back to life—and when Gun returns north, so does a man who wants him dead. Fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Craig Johnson's Longmire, and William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor enjoy the Enger brothers' Gun Pedersen.***PRAISE FOR THE GUN PEDERSEN SERIES*** “A well-written, fast-reading thriller. . . . It’s got everything.”—Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine“Comeback is so good, you want to sit down and read it all at once. It’s got love and shame and money and the Minnesota woods and lakes, and dark mystery, and a reluctant hero, and it’s written with humor and passion.”—Garrison Keillor“Solidly entertaining.”—ALA Booklist“In Swing, the plot twists as unpredictably as a hangman’s rope. Swing has muscle (and heart, too).”—Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine“[A] sure hit.”—R.D. Zimmerman, author of Deadfall in Berlin“Compelling.”—Publishers Weekly“Sacrifice is the best novel I’ve read this year. Not just the best mystery, but the best novel, period.”—Jeremiah Healy, author of the John Francis Cuddy series“Sharp and engaging!”—Minneapolis Star TribuneTHE SINNERS’ “[A] revelation . . .”—Booklist

In the late 1960s, two young men left a small Michigan town. One was Gunsten Pedersen, who went on to a career with the Detroit Tigers. The other was Harry Summers, a gifted infielder who disappeared from Copper Strike on a rainy June night. Now an excavation crew has unearthed Harry's bones, and with them, grim evidence of murder—a hammer imbedded in Harry's skull. Gun Pedersen, hometown hero turned recluse, has returned for Harry's funeral. But when evidence of the decades-old crime points to Gun's father, Gun is caught in a tragedy from Copper Strike's past. With his own wedding only days away, Gun is finding some hard and wrenching about the things fathers do for sons, about the things you can't ever leave behind, and about a killer who has yet one more life to take. Fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Craig Johnson's Longmire, and William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor enjoy the Enger brothers' Gun Pedersen.***PRAISE FOR THE GUN PEDERSEN SERIES*** “A well-written, fast-reading thriller. . . . It’s got everything.”—Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine“Comeback is so good, you want to sit down and read it all at once. It’s got love and shame and money and the Minnesota woods and lakes, and dark mystery, and a reluctant hero, and it’s written with humor and passion.”—Garrison Keillor“Solidly entertaining.”—ALA Booklist“In Swing, the plot twists as unpredictably as a hangman’s rope. Swing has muscle (and heart, too).”—Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine“[A] sure hit.”—R.D. Zimmerman, author of Deadfall in Berlin“Compelling.”—Publishers Weekly“Sacrifice is the best novel I’ve read this year. Not just the best mystery, but the best novel, period.”—Jeremiah Healy, author of the John Francis Cuddy series“Sharp and engaging!”—Minneapolis Star TribuneTHE SINNERS’ “[A] revelation . . .”—Booklist

When gold is discovered near reservation land in Minnesota, former Detroit Tigers outfielder Gunsten Pedersen becomes enmeshed in a stand-off between a mining company and the Ojibwe tribe. Innocent people are murdered, and Gun must navigate the gray zone between white and Native-American worlds. Fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Craig Johnson's Longmire, and William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor enjoy the Enger brothers' Gun Pedersen.***PRAISE FOR THE GUN PEDERSEN SERIES*** “A well-written, fast-reading thriller. . . . It’s got everything.”—Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine“Comeback is so good, you want to sit down and read it all at once. It’s got love and shame and money and the Minnesota woods and lakes, and dark mystery, and a reluctant hero, and it’s written with humor and passion.”—Garrison Keillor“Solidly entertaining.”—ALA Booklist“In Swing, the plot twists as unpredictably as a hangman’s rope. Swing has muscle (and heart, too).”—Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine“[A] sure hit.”—R.D. Zimmerman, author of Deadfall in Berlin“Compelling.”—Publishers Weekly“Sacrifice is the best novel I’ve read this year. Not just the best mystery, but the best novel, period.”—Jeremiah Healy, author of the John Francis Cuddy series“Sharp and engaging!”—Minneapolis Star TribuneTHE SINNERS’ “[A] revelation . . .”—Booklist

When a friend turns up dead in Minneapolis, victim of an ugly murder, former Detroit Tigers outfielder Gunsten Pedersen must leave his sanctuary on Stony Lake in northern Minnesota and immerse himself in the dirty underworld of human trafficking. Fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Craig Johnson's Longmire, and William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor enjoy the Enger brothers' Gun Pedersen.***PRAISE FOR THE GUN PEDERSEN SERIES*** “A well-written, fast-reading thriller. . . . It’s got everything.”—Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine“Comeback is so good, you want to sit down and read it all at once. It’s got love and shame and money and the Minnesota woods and lakes, and dark mystery, and a reluctant hero, and it’s written with humor and passion.”—Garrison Keillor“Solidly entertaining.”—ALA Booklist“In Swing, the plot twists as unpredictably as a hangman’s rope. Swing has muscle (and heart, too).”—Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine“[A] sure hit.”—R.D. Zimmerman, author of Deadfall in Berlin“Compelling.”—Publishers Weekly“Sacrifice is the best novel I’ve read this year. Not just the best mystery, but the best novel, period.”—Jeremiah Healy, author of the John Francis Cuddy series“Sharp and engaging!”—Minneapolis Star TribuneTHE SINNERS’ “[A] revelation . . .”—Booklist

When former Detroit Tiger outfielder Gunsten Pedersen witnesses the murder of a minor-league ballplayer in Duluth, Minnesota, he is drawn into a blackmail scheme involving an aging baseball groupie and the corrupt owner of a big-league franchise. Fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Craig Johnson's Longmire, and William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor enjoy the Enger brothers' Gun Pedersen.***PRAISE FOR THE GUN PEDERSEN SERIES*** “A well-written, fast-reading thriller. . . . It’s got everything.”—Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine“Comeback is so good, you want to sit down and read it all at once. It’s got love and shame and money and the Minnesota woods and lakes, and dark mystery, and a reluctant hero, and it’s written with humor and passion.”—Garrison Keillor“Solidly entertaining.”—ALA Booklist“In Swing, the plot twists as unpredictably as a hangman’s rope. Swing has muscle (and heart, too).”—Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine“[A] sure hit.”—R.D. Zimmerman, author of Deadfall in Berlin“Compelling.”—Publishers Weekly“Sacrifice is the best novel I’ve read this year. Not just the best mystery, but the best novel, period.”—Jeremiah Healy, author of the John Francis Cuddy series“Sharp and engaging!”—Minneapolis Star TribuneTHE SINNERS’ “[A] revelation . . .”—Booklist

This volume contains Reader's Digest condensed Norwegian translations of the following books:Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (translated by Geir Uthaug)Decisive Measures by John Nichol (translated by Thor Dag Halvorsen)Hawke's Cave by Susan Wilson (translated by Elsa Frogner)High Risk by Matt Dickinson (translated by Geir Uthaug)

"Peace Like a River"by Leif Enger translation by Yukiko KojimaThe story begins in a small town in Minnesota. Reuben Rand was born without breathing. Just when everyone thought he was stillborn, a miracle happened thanks to the prayers of his father, Jeremiah. Reuben came back to life. Reuben had asthma, his father had magical powers, his strong older brother Davi, and his sister Swede loved literature - their family lived a poor but happy life. However, in the winter when Reuben turned 11, a terrible incident happened to the family, and Davi disappeared. The remaining family set out on a journey to find Davi, but what awaits them at their destination? What will happen to a family when they experience a miracle?🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘🌘ギボンの月 の下でレイフ・エンガー著小島由紀子訳英語 タイトル：「Peace Like a River」 『川のような平和』物語はミネソタ州のある小さな町ではじまる。ルーベン・ランドは息をせずにこの世に生を受けた。だれもが死産だとあきらめたそのとき、父ジェレマイアの祈りによって奇蹟が起こった。ルーベンが息を吹き返したのだ。喘息のルーベン、不思議な力をもつ父、たくましい兄デーヴィ、文学好きの妹スウィード―家族は貧しいながらもしあわせに暮らしていた。だがルーベンが１１歳になった冬、家族にふりかかった最悪の事件をきっかけにデーヴィが失踪してしまった。残された家族はデーヴィを捜す旅に出るが、彼らの行く先に待っているものは…。奇蹟にふれたとき、家族になにが起こるのか。