{"product_id":"you-belong-here-now-a-novel-isbn-9780063027893","title":"You Belong Here Now: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“It’s so hard to believe that this is a debut novel! It’s an historic novel. Talk about hitting me on so many good points.” –John Busbee, The Culture Buzz, weekly on www.KFMG.org\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Set against the harsh backdrop of Montana, \u003cem\u003eYou Belong Here Now \u003c\/em\u003eis a novel as straightforward and powerful as the characters who populate it. I love this book, and I guarantee you won’t find a finer debut work anywhere.” — William Kent Krueger, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThis Tender Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eYou Belong Here Now \u003c\/em\u003edistills the essence of the American spirit in this uplifting story. Perfect for book clubs looking to discuss the true meaning of family.” — Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Kitchen House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this brilliant debut reminiscent of William Kent Krueger's \u003cem\u003eThis Tender Land \u003c\/em\u003eand Lisa Wingate's \u003cem\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/em\u003e, three orphans journey westward from New York City to the Big Sky Country of Montana, hoping for a better life where beautiful wild horses roam free.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMontana 1925: Three brave kids from New York board the orphan train headed west. An Irish boy who lost his whole family to Spanish flu, a tiny girl who won’t talk, and a volatile young man who desperately needs to escape Hell’s Kitchen. They are paraded on platforms across the Midwest to work-worn folks and journey countless miles, racing the sun westward. Before they reach the last rejection and stop, the kids come up with a daring plan, and they set off toward the Yellowstone River and grassy mountains where the wild horses roam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFate guides them toward the ranch of a family stricken by loss. Broken and unable to outrun their pasts in New York, the family must do the unthinkable in order to save them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNara, the daughter of a successful cattleman, has grown into a brusque spinster who refuses the kids on sight. She’s worked hard to gain her father’s respect and hopes to run their operation, but if the kids stay, she’ll be stuck in the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNara works them without mercy, hoping they’ll run off, but they buck up and show spirit, and though Nara will never be motherly, she begins to take to them. So, when Charles is jailed for freeing wild horses that were rounded up for slaughter, and an abusive mother from New York shows up to take the youngest, Nara does the unthinkable, risking everything she holds dear to change their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“From the moment the reader steps on the train with these orphaned children, \u003cem\u003eYou Belong Here Now\u003c\/em\u003e shows how beauty can emerge from even the darkest places.” —Erika Robuck, national bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHemingway’s Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Rostad’s bighearted debut is full of surprises, and warm with wisdom about what it means to be family.” —Meg Waite Clayton, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Train to London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"This intricately plotted, deeply researched debut ranks among the best of the “Orphan Train”–themed novels and polishes the Western novel to a new radiance. Picture Charles Dickens on an Appaloosa for a fusion of two classic genres.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rostad’s bighearted debut is full of surprises, and warm with wisdom about what it means to be family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeg Waite Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Train to London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rostad comes roaring out of the gate with her beautiful debut novel \u003cem\u003eYou Belong Here Now\u003c\/em\u003e where everyone is a broken spirit in his or her own way, but are ultimately restored under the Big Sky.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeslie Caroll, author of American Princess: The Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In lively, descriptive language, Dianna Rostad has penned a heart-warming, epic story built on the premise of a search for belonging that reads as an odyssey in all that it takes to find the heart of one’s family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This novel is deeply felt and beautifully portrayed.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ultimately, this is a book about the healing power of acceptance... 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