Hailedasoneoftheyear'stopfivenovelsbyTime,andselectedasoneofthebestbooksoftheyearbynearlyallmajornewspapers,nationalbestsellerPeaceLikeaRivercapturedtheheartsofanationinneedofcomfort."Arichmixtureofadventure,tragedy,andhealing,"PeaceLikeaRiveris"acollageoflegendsfromsourcessacredandprofane--fromtheOldTestamenttotheOldWest,fromtheGospelstopolicedramas"(RonCharles,TheChristianScienceMonitor).In"lyrical,openheartedprose"(MichaelGlitz,TheNewYorkPost),Engertellsthestoryofeleven-year-oldReubenLand,anasthmaticboywhohasreasontobelieveinmiracles.Alongwithhissisterandfather,Reubenfindshimselfonacross-countrysearchforhisoutlawolderbrotherwhohasbeencontroversiallychargedwithmurder.Theirjourneyistouchedbyserendipityandthekindnessofstrangers,anditsremarkableconclusionshowshowfamily,love,andfaithcanstanduptothemostterrifyingofenemies,themosttragicoffates.LeifEnger's"miraculous"(ValerieRyan,TheSeattleTimes)novelisa"perfectbookforananxioustime…ofgreatliterarymeritthatnonethelessrestoresreaders'faithinthekindnessofstories"(MartaSalij,DetroitFreePress).