Reviews
"The suspense is spellbinding.. . . What puts this tale above countless others is the care and eloquence of Tim O'Brien." -- Chicago Sun-Times " Northern Lights is a thrilling story . . . which can be read and enjoyed simply as an adventure story, but digs deeper than that." -- Irish Times "Gripping and convincing. . . . Northern Lights is an impressive rst novel." -- Times Literary Supplement "O'Brien writes superbly, he also has a wonderful ear for ordinary American idiom and the ability to ne-tune its innate rhythms, cadences, and imagery into an authentic popular poetry." -- The Guardian "Haunting. . . . Survival, courage, and heroes are examined beautifully and simply." -- Publishers Weekly, "The suspense is spellbinding.. . . What puts this tale above countless others is the care and eloquence of Tim O'Brien." --Chicago Sun-Times "Northern Lights is a thrilling story . . . which can be read and enjoyed simply as an adventure story, but digs deeper than that." --Irish Times "Gripping and convincing. . . . Northern Lights is an impressive rst novel." --Times Literary Supplement "O'Brien writes superbly, he also has a wonderful ear for ordinary American idiom and the ability to ne-tune its innate rhythms, cadences, and imagery into an authentic popular poetry." --The Guardian "Haunting. . . . Survival, courage, and heroes are examined beautifully and simply." --Publishers Weekly, "The suspense is spellbinding.. . . What puts this tale above countless others is the care and eloquence of Tim O'Brien." --Chicago Sun-Times "Northern Lightsis a thrilling story . . . which can be read and enjoyed simply as an adventure story, but digs deeper than that." --Irish Times "Gripping and convincing. . . .Northern Lightsis an impressive rst novel." --Times Literary Supplement "O'Brien writes superbly, he also has a wonderful ear for ordinary American idiom and the ability to ne-tune its innate rhythms, cadences, and imagery into an authentic popular poetry." --The Guardian "Haunting. . . . Survival, courage, and heroes are examined beautifully and simply." --Publishers Weekly, "The suspense is spellbinding.. . . What puts this tale above countless others is the care and eloquence of Tim O'Brien." --Chicago Sun-Times " Northern Lights is a thrilling story . . . which can be read and enjoyed simply as an adventure story, but digs deeper than that." --Irish Times "Gripping and convincing. . . . Northern Lights is an impressive first novel." --Times Literary Supplement "O'Brien writes superbly, he also has a wonderful ear for ordinary American idiom and the ability to fine-tune its innate rhythms, cadences, and imagery into an authentic popular poetry." --The Guardian "Haunting. . . . Survival, courage, and heroes are examined beautifully and simply." -- Publishers Weekly