Peace Like a River by Leif Enger

I read this book several years ago, and read it again this week for a book group. I remembered well the feel of the book, but not a lot of the details, like the exact outcome of the book. So that made reading it again more enjoyable.

I admire Enger's talent for story telling. This is the kind of story you could sit around a campfire and listen to for hours on end. I like the way he drops subtle hints as to the future of some of the characters, as well as events in the story. He never wields a two by four. While there are some miraculous elements to the story it is firmly founded in reality--characters stay true to self, and events draw to their natural conclusion.

I wish I could weave a story like he does.