The Tie That Binds

Acclaim for KENT HARUF’s THE TIE THAT BINDS

“This is strong stuff, and marvelous writing.”

— John Irving

“Haruf’s voice. . resonates across the plains.”

— Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

“There are people in this novel — individuals so deftly sketched that the reader knows how they look, sound and think.”

— The Oregonian

“Haruf writes in the tradition of Hamlin Garland and Willa Cather about the constricted lives and obscure destinies of small farmers on the Great Plains. . He knows his people and knows the quality of their lives; and with a simple, engaging style he makes the reader care about them.”

— Library Journal

“A powerfully eloquent tribute to the essential dignity and tenacity of the human spirit.”

— Booklist