" This novel by the author of the wonderful Peace Like a River is a preposterous story of a Wisconsin postal worker in 1915 who has written a best-selling dime novel and quit his job to continue writing, but, unable to duplicate his success, he goes on a road adventure with a neighbor who, he learns along the way, long ago was a desperadoe and who is still being pursued by an aging former Pinkerton's agent. It's a wonderful story of love, friendship, forgiveness, & redemption, though not quite in the league with Peace Like a River. The dime novel flavor is clever & whimsical, but at the same time undermines the novel's more serious purpose. "
— Marvin, 1/21/2014