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Peace Like A River Themes

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The novel Peace Like A River takes the readers on a trip back to adolescence through the eyes of 11-year-old Reuben Land. Reuben lives in a motherless family with his two siblings Swede, a western obsessed poet, and Davy, the protective older brother. When Davy commits a crime of passion in protecting his sister and is announced a fugitive, the remaining siblings set out with their father Jeremiah to follow Davy’s trail. Throughout their journey Reuben witnesses miraculous things at the hand of Jeremiah and his deep connection with God. All the amazing events that Reuben witness all involve his father’s unrelenting kindness to all those who make his company, regardless of the way they act. The kindness of the Land family is rewarded in its
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