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“[A]
pitch-black, decades-spanning family saga.”
— Entertainment Weekly
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“A big, broad, engagingly overstuffed new novel set with rousing
confidence in midcentury Texas…saturated with the romance of the past while mournfully attuned to the
unholy menace of the present…The novel is also full of prose as strong and precise as
Hershel Pine’s pipeline welds…And then there’s Burke’s sense of
place, which is so richly interwoven with his sense of history.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“Burke’s last three novels, Light of the World, Creole Belle, and Feast Day of Fools, were arguably his best. Wayfaring Stranger joins them as one of his most powerful and ambitious novels to date.”
— Associated Press
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“A historical
novel, a thriller, a romance, and an
irresistible read.”
— Tampa Bay Tribune
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“The story of one man’s struggle to live with integrity in postwar America. Burke, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series, writes with great assurance and wisdom, as well as a kind of bitter nostalgia for lost innocence.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“An ambitious, deeply satisfying historical thriller…The wartime
scenes showcase Burke at his best—vivid, finely wrought, highly
evocative writing…A wonderful slice of midcentury American life
overlaid with the roiling drama of individual lives as only Burke can
portray them.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“Burke’s fans
will recognize his lyrical strengths regarding the themes of social justice and
class struggle, violence set to a stunning backdrop of natural beauty and
destruction, and a Gulf Coast region that includes historically accurate
details…Perhaps more than any of Burke’s previous work, Wayfaring Stranger is a tender love
story…Beautifully composed and
tragic, Wayfaring Stranger is a
sweeping historical epic of war and the American dream.”
— Shelf Awareness
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“Similar in sweep to Edna Ferber’s Giant, this intricately plotted novel is recommended to readers interested in dramatic renderings of the societal changes of postwar America.”
— Library Journal
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“Will Patton’s narration of Burke’s novel is notable
for its energy…Holland is a complex character
listeners won’t want to miss, and Patton’s Texas accents are superb…All the major characters in the story—including Rosita and Holland’s former commander—have demons that Patton ably brings out. This book and
Patton’s reading are outstanding.”
— AudioFile