Meanwhile, 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 which Lurie?s death-defying trek at last intersects with Nora?s plight is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel.
Mythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, Inland is grounded in true but little-known history. It showcases all of Téa Obreht?s talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirely?and unforgettably?her own.
Praise for Inland
?As it should be, the landscape of the West itself is a character, thrillingly rendered throughout. . . . Here, Obreht?s simple but rich prose captures and luxuriates in the West?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.??The New York Times Book Review (Editors? Choice)
?Beautifully wrought.??Vanity Fair
?Obreht is the kind of writer who can forever change the way you think about a thing, just through her powers of description. . . . Inland is an ambitious and beautiful work about many things: immigration, the afterlife, responsibility, guilt, marriage, parenthood, revenge, all the roads and waterways that led to America. Miraculously, it?s also 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.??Elizabeth McCracken, O: The Oprah Magazine« less