Bøger af Nickolas Butler

Lyle and Peg Hovde, now in their golden years, live a quiet and contented life in rural Wisconsin. After a troubled adolescence and a period of estrangement, their daughter, Shiloh, has returned home, bringing her five-year-old son, Isaac, with her. The joy of a grandchild has given the Hovdes a chance to heal old wounds and forge new bonds, and Lyle is determined to keep his family intact for the rest of his days.Shiloh has changed in her time away from home, however?now, she's a deeply involved member of an extremist church, and commits herself to its strict religious rules with a feverish devotion. The church's pastor is smitten with Shiloh, and is even more captivated by Isaac, who he believes has the God-given ability to heal the sick.Lyle, whose own faith was severely shaken after a tragedy years ago, now finds himself torn. The practices of the church make him increasingly uneasy?but if he rebuffs Shiloh's newfound community, his daughter and grandson may disappear from his life for good. And when the church's radical belief system threatens Isaac's safety, Lyle is forced to make a decision that may fracture the family beyond repair.Set over the course of one year and beautifully evoking the change of seasons, Little Faith is a stunning and profoundly moving novel about friendship and community, the ways in which belief is both forged and dismantled, and the lengths we go to protect our own.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"Impressively original." -The New York Times"Sparkles in every way. A love letter to the open lonely American heartland...A must-read." -People"The kind of book that restores your faith in humanity." -Toronto StarWelcome to Little Wing.It's a place like hundreds of others, but for four boyhood friends-all born and raised in this small Wisconsin town-it is home. One of them never left, still working the family farm, but the others felt the need to move on. One trades commodities, another took to the rodeo circuit. One of them hit it big as a rock star. And then there's Beth, a woman who has meant something special in each of their lives.When all of them are brought together for a wedding, Little Wing seems even smaller than before. Lifelong bonds remain strong, but there are stresses-among the friends, between husbands and wives. There will be heartbreak, but there will also be hope, healing, even heroism as these memorable people learn the true meaning of friendship and love.Nickolas Butler's Shotgun Lovesongs is that rare work of fiction that evokes a specific time and place, yet movingly describes the universal human condition. It is, in short, a truly remarkable book-a novel that, once read, will never be forgotten.

The moving new novel from the celebrated author of Shotgun LovesongsLyle Hovde is at the onset of his golden years, living a mostly content life in rural Wisconsin with his wife, Peg, daughter, Shiloh, and five-year-old grandson, Isaac.

Henry, Lee, Kip and Ronny grew up together in rural Wisconsin. Friends since childhood, their lives all began the same way, but have since taken different paths. Henry stayed on the family farm and married his first love, whilst the others left in search of something more. Ronnie became a rodeo star, Kip made his fortune in the city, and musician Lee found fame - but heartbreak, too. Now all four are back in town for a wedding, each of them hoping to recapture their old closeness but unable to escape how much has changed. Amid the happiness of reunion and celebration, old rivalries resurface and a wife's secret threatens to tear both a marriage and a friendship apart . . . This is a novel about the things that matter - love and loyalty, the power of music and the beauty of nature - told in a uniquely beautiful, warm-hearted and profound way and exploring the age-old question of whether we can ever truly come home.

En ny roman fra forfatteren til den populære og charmerende Shotgun Lovesongs. Camp Chippewa, 1962. Nelson Doughty på 13 er lidt af en outsider, men et af hans faste holdepunkter er den årlige spejderlejr. Dette år er noget helt særligt, for det bliver begyndelse på et forsigtigt og følsomt venskab med lejrens populære dreng, Jonathan. De to forbliver venner gennem årene, mens deres liv udvikler sig vidt forskelligt. Jonathan får kone og børn, bliver skilt og arbejder hårdt for at gøre sin fars virksomhed til en succes. Nelson, forsat alene og socialt isoleret, kommer hjem fra Vietnamkrigen med uhelbredelige sår på sjælen og bliver spejderleder på Camp Chippewa. Da noget utænkeligt og chokerende sker på en lejr, hvor Jonathans barnebarn deltager, sættes Nelsons uselviskhed og dybden af mændenes venskab på en prøve. ‘Mænds hjerter’ er en panoramisk roman om USA gennem fem årtier. Det er en fortælling om de glidende grænser mellem godt og ondt, om familie, venskab og troskab, om moral og kærlighed - og om de værdier, som er ved at smuldre i det moderne USA.

‘Shotgun Lovesongs’ er titlen på det album, som indierockeren Leland brager gennem den internationale lydmur med. Han indspillede det en vinter, i et gammelt hønsehus. En vinter, hvor han ensom og forvirret var søgt tilbage til sin hjemby, Little Wing, i Wisconsin. Albummet ændrer hans liv – han er verdensstjerne i den helt tunge liga nu, og han har friet til den smukke filmskuespiller Chloe.Hjemme i Little Wing er Leland sammen med sine bedste venner. Henry bor stadig på hjemegnen og kæmper for at leve af sit landbrug sammen med ungdomskæresten Beth. Ronny er endt som invalideret rodeohelt, og Kip, forretningsmanden blandt dem, skal giftes og har inviteret til storslået bryllup.Vennerne lever med drømmen om at være så tætte, som de altid har været. Men ungdommens ukomplicerede venskab udfordres af svigt, jalousi og ærgerrighed. Nu skal de slås for at nå hinanden igen, og spørgsmålet er, om de kan – for kan du tilgive, at din kammerat har solgt dig til sladderpressen, eller at din bedste ven har gjort det eneste, en bedste ven ikke må gøre?”Om venskabets magnetiske sug … Imponerende original.”The New York Times

‘Shotgun Lovesongs’ er titlen på det album, som indierockeren Leland brager gennem den internationale lydmur med. Han indspillede det en vinter, i et gammelt hønsehus. En vinter, hvor han ensom og forvirret var søgt tilbage til sin hjemby, Little Wing, i Wisconsin. Albummet ændrer hans liv – han er verdensstjerne i den helt tunge liga nu, og han har friet til den smukke filmskuespiller Chloe. Hjemme i Little Wing er Leland sammen med sine bedste venner. Henry bor stadig på hjemegnen og kæmper for at leve af sit landbrug sammen med ungdomskæresten Beth. Ronny er endt som invalideret rodeohelt, og Kip, forretningsmanden blandt dem, skal giftes og har inviteret til storslået bryllup. Vennerne lever med drømmen om at være så tætte, som de altid har været. Men ungdommens ukomplicerede venskab udfordres af svigt, jalousi og ærgerrighed. Nu skal de slås for at nå hinanden igen, og spørgsmålet er, om de kan – for kan du tilgive, at din kammerat har solgt dig til sladderpressen, eller at din bedste ven har gjort det eneste, en bedste ven ikke må gøre? ”Om venskabets magnetiske sug … Imponerende original.” The New York Times