Storm Riders: Picador USA Reading Group Guides - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312277458 ISBN 13: 9780312277451

Synopsis

A novel about a single father and his adopted American Indian son who has fetal alcohol syndrome.

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Review

""Storm Riders" is an exacting, deeply serious, and generous novel. Its great virtue is that it's wise as well as clear-sighted in its faith in human beings. As I read, I continually felt (as I rarely do) that this book could be about me."--Ricard Ford

"Without sensationalism or self-pity, unsparingly compassionate, Craig Lesley writes of the marginal, the dispossessed, the hardscrabble people of America. He writes with grace and gravity and the driest humor, the quietest passion, the rarest, unjudging justice. This is a beautiful book"--Ursula K. LeGuin

"A powerful tale with a strong emotional core."--"Chicago Tribune"

"Quite a book."--"The Washington Post Book World"

"Heartbreaking . . . poignant."--"The Seattle Times"

"Lesley skillfully weaves a powerful novel of a father and son in the Northwest, where the harsh reality of present day circumstances mixes with a rich tribal past."--"The Plain Dealer "(Cleveland)

"A wrenching and universal story of a family's heartache."--"The Oregonian" (Portland)

"This is an emotional look a the relationship between fathers and sons and the complexities of trying to raise a responsible child. Lesley creates chapters that often read like well-crafted short stories, complete in themselves."--"Library Journal"

"Prose as clear as the morning air."--"The Boston Globe"

"A mystically uplifting take on the eternal distances separating fathers and sons, as well as a larger metaphor for the estrangement that both isolates and protects Indian culture from mainstream America."--"Kirkus Reviews"

"A powerful testimony to decency and compassion, and the blindness of a good man."--"The Bloomsbury Review"

"[Readers will find] a form of love as profound as it is forlorn in this intense story about loyalty and letting go."--"Publisher's Weekly" (starred review)

"Storm Riders" is an exacting, deeply serious, and generous novel. Its great virtue is that it's wise as well as clear-sighted in its faith in human beings. As I read, I continually felt (as I rarely do) that this book could be about me. "Ricard Ford"

Without sensationalism or self-pity, unsparingly compassionate, Craig Lesley writes of the marginal, the dispossessed, the hardscrabble people of America. He writes with grace and gravity and the driest humor, the quietest passion, the rarest, unjudging justice. This is a beautiful book "Ursula K. LeGuin"

A powerful tale with a strong emotional core. "Chicago Tribune"

Quite a book. "The Washington Post Book World"

Heartbreaking . . . poignant. "The Seattle Times"

Lesley skillfully weaves a powerful novel of a father and son in the Northwest, where the harsh reality of present day circumstances mixes with a rich tribal past. "The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)"

A wrenching and universal story of a family's heartache. "The Oregonian (Portland)"

This is an emotional look a the relationship between fathers and sons and the complexities of trying to raise a responsible child. Lesley creates chapters that often read like well-crafted short stories, complete in themselves. "Library Journal"

Prose as clear as the morning air. "The Boston Globe"

A mystically uplifting take on the eternal distances separating fathers and sons, as well as a larger metaphor for the estrangement that both isolates and protects Indian culture from mainstream America. "Kirkus Reviews"

A powerful testimony to decency and compassion, and the blindness of a good man. "The Bloomsbury Review"

[Readers will find] a form of love as profound as it is forlorn in this intense story about loyalty and letting go. "Publisher's Weekly (starred review)""

"Storm Riders is an exacting, deeply serious, and generous novel. Its great virtue is that it's wise as well as clear-sighted in its faith in human beings. As I read, I continually felt (as I rarely do) that this book could be about me." --Ricard Ford

"Without sensationalism or self-pity, unsparingly compassionate, Craig Lesley writes of the marginal, the dispossessed, the hardscrabble people of America. He writes with grace and gravity and the driest humor, the quietest passion, the rarest, unjudging justice. This is a beautiful book" --Ursula K. LeGuin

"A powerful tale with a strong emotional core." --Chicago Tribune

"Quite a book." --The Washington Post Book World

"Heartbreaking . . . poignant." --The Seattle Times

"Lesley skillfully weaves a powerful novel of a father and son in the Northwest, where the harsh reality of present day circumstances mixes with a rich tribal past." --The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

"A wrenching and universal story of a family's heartache." --The Oregonian (Portland)

"This is an emotional look a the relationship between fathers and sons and the complexities of trying to raise a responsible child. Lesley creates chapters that often read like well-crafted short stories, complete in themselves." --Library Journal

"Prose as clear as the morning air." --The Boston Globe

"A mystically uplifting take on the eternal distances separating fathers and sons, as well as a larger metaphor for the estrangement that both isolates and protects Indian culture from mainstream America." --Kirkus Reviews

"A powerful testimony to decency and compassion, and the blindness of a good man." --The Bloomsbury Review

"[Readers will find] a form of love as profound as it is forlorn in this intense story about loyalty and letting go." --Publisher's Weekly (starred review)

About the Author

Craig Lesley is a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest. He has twice received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award, for Winterkill and for The Sky Fisherman. He is also the author of River Song. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312277458
• ISBN 13: 9780312277451
• Binding: Paperback