You Belong Here Now: A Novel

USA Today bestseller and award-winning debut! Immersive and stunning! Reminiscent of This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. For readers who loved The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, and Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
 
"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." - Library Journal
 
"I love this book, and I guarantee you won't find a finer debut work anywhere." — William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land
 
"You Belong Here Now distills 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 The Kitchen House

MONTANA 1925: Three brave kids from New York City board the orphan train headed west. An Irish boy who lost his family to Spanish flu, a tiny girl who won't talk, and a volatile young man from Hell's Kitchen. Across the land, they are paraded on platforms to work-worn folks and journey countless miles, racing the sun westward.
After they are rejected at each stop and nearing the end of their journey, the oldest boy, Charles comes up with a daring plan, and they set off toward the Yellowstone River and grassy mountains where the wild horses roam.
Nara has sacrificed and scrubbed away every bit of her femininity to manage her family's stock operation in a male-dominated world. So, when her parents take in three mysterious orphans, she wants nothing to do with them and works them without mercy, hoping they'll run off.
As the orphans settle in and take refuge in the pines and chalky buttes of Big Sky country, their dark histories aren't far behind. To save the kids from their cruel and violent pasts, the family must do the unthinkable.