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From "New York Times "bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961. New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were at the ready at Halderson's Drug Store soda counter, and "Hot Stuff "comic books were a mainstay on every barbershop magazine rack. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. But for thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a summer in which death assumed many forms. When tragedy unexpectedly comes to call on his family, which includes his Methodist minister father, his passionate, artistic mother, Juilliard-bound older sister, and wise-beyond-his years kid brother, Frank finds himself thrust into an adult world full of secrets, lies, adultery, and betrayal. On the surface, "Ordinary Grace" is the story of the murder of a beautiful young woman, a beloved daughter and sister. At heart, it's the story of what that tragedy does to a boy, his family, and ultimately the fabric of the small town in which he lives. Told from Frank's perspective forty years after that fateful summer, it is a moving account of a boy standing at the door of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God.
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"Very enjoyable read...Ordinary Grace is anything but ordinary! This book grips you from page one through to the end. Started listening to it as an audiobook and found myself walking around my house looking for things I needed to accomplish because I just couldn't turn it off :)"
— Julie P (5 out of 5 stars)
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“A pitch-perfect, wonderfully evocative examination of violent loss. In Frank Drum’s journey away from the shores of childhood—a journey from which he can never return—we recognize the heartbreaking price of adulthood and its ‘wisdoms.’ I loved this book.”
— Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Live by Night and The Given Day -
“Krueger’s elegy for innocence is a deeply memorable tale.”
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“This is a book that makes the reader feel better just by having been exposed to the delights of the story. It will stay with you for quite some time, and you will always remember it with a smile.”
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“A superb literary novel.”
— New York Journal of Books -
“Everything about this book, from language to ideas to Aeschylus’s epigram, is beautiful, and you’ll think about it long after you’re finished reading.”
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“Not often does a story feel at once fresh and familiar. But Ordinary Grace, a new novel from William Kent Krueger, is both, and it is affecting.”
— Denver Post -
“I realized within pages this would be one of the best books I’ve read in recent years. The gathering threat and its consummation are satisfying and meaningful. This is an intelligent and compelling story told with great heart…A perfect book-club read, truly a book to love and read more than once. Absolutely recommended.”
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“Krueger aims higher and hits harder with a standalone novel that shares much with his other work…A novel that transforms narrator and reader alike.”
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“Elegiac, evocative…a resonant tale of fury, guilt, and redemption.”
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“There’s nothing ordinary about Rich Orlow’s narration of this literary mystery. Orlow seems to be giving his all to this sensitive coming-of-age story…Orlow captures all the elements of the story—faith, wisdom, forgiveness, and even mysticism. He portrays the characters well and keeps the story moving, solidly evoking time and place. Krueger is mainly known for his Cork O’Connor series, but this is a stand-alone.”
— AudioFile
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Selected for the April 2013 Indie Next List
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month, April 2013
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A 2013 School Library Journal Best Book for Teens
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Winner of the 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
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Winner of the 2014 Barry Award for Best Novel
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Winner of the 2014 Dilys Award
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A 2014 Macavity Award Nominee
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Winner of the 2014 Anthony Award for Best Novel
Ordinary Grace Listener Reviews
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MJ, 10/18/2022
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Barbara Stratton, 10/15/2022
About William Kent Krueger
William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including nineteen acclaimed books in the Cork O’Conner mystery series that have won the Anthony and Dilys awards. His stand-alone novel, Ordinary Grace, won the Edgar, Anthony, Dilys, Barry, and Macavity awards. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.
About Rich Orlow
Rich Orlow is a film, television, and voice actor. Among his audiobook narrations are The Outsider by Jimmy Connors, House Rules by Jodi Picoult, and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger.