While it’s not exactly clear what the author means by calling this a “companion” novel is, other than the fact that it’s not a direct sequel to Grace, Krueger’s This Tender Land will feature another character who goes through a slew of problems and attempts to find himself during the Great Depression.

While best known for his Cork O’Connor series, including his most recent novel Desolation Mountain, Krueger actually won an Edgar Award five years ago for Ordinary Grace, which follows Frank Drum-a thirteen-year-old boy who can’t seem to escape one tragedy after another, and his reflection on that painful summer forty years later. So if you wish to purchase my eBooks you can download 'We Wove A Web in Childhood' from and 'Albion Imperilled' from and also read sample excerpts from both books.On September 3, 2019, William Kent Krueger will release his second standalone novel, This Tender Land, which he calls a “companion novel” to his 2013 bestseller Ordinary Grace. as I wish to retain my independence as an author. getting on with the business of writing.īy choice I am not listed with the big online retailers such as Amazon, Kobo etc. Afraid you won't find me on Twitter - I don't tweet, blog or post on Facebook, as I prefer to spend my time more productively i.e. Living on the edge of poverty concentrates the mind wonderfully, and I was able to focus my efforts on writing. Having survived a peripatetic childhood, in 2001 I relocated to a remote island where I lived onsite in a static caravan for two years at the complete mercy of the elements, whilst restoring a derelict roofless cottage in the middle of a peat bog. Librarian note: There is more than one author with this name in the Goodreads database. By choice I am not listed with the big online retailers such as Amazon, Kobo etc.

Albion Imperilled by Ruth Thomas