Its hero is an imaginative tour de force. Lynch's dexterous handling of multiple voices and story lines makes Border Songs a book that goes by all too quickly.' Rege Behe,The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 'Lynch observes like a journalist and writes like a poetâ€¦Brandon is one of the most remarkable characters created by a Northwest author in recent memory.' Mary Ann Gwinn,The Seattle Times 'A fascinating look at the confluence of small-town life, the global drug trade and illegal immigration, and it places Jim Lynch at the forefront of Northwest writers to watch.' Willamette Week 'Lynch has broken through to the edge of literary stardom.' Jeff Baker,The Oregonian 'Lynch's enthralling new novel,Border Songs, a startling look at this country's far Northwest corner with a compelling cast of oddballs.' John Marshall,The Daily Beast ' tells his story with remarkably clear prose punctuated by a sort of well-informed wink at the ridiculous attitudes on both sides of the border.' Alden Mudge, Book Page 'The novel's achievement is that none of the painstaking reporting that makes it so real shows through on the page. And he is such a gifted and original novelist that he can fuse bird imagery and seduction with startling ease.' Janet Maslin,The New York Times 'Beautifully writtenâ€¦A wonderful story.' Kathleen Daley, NewarkStar-Ledger 'Border Songsis one of the more inventive and unique novels of recent years. Lynch has worked as a journalist, and his skills in that realm help him summon the complex cross-currents of border life.

The story artfully cycles around Lynch's gentle giant protagonist, a memorable character if there ever was oneâ€¦Quirky, funny, fresh, and lyrical,Border Songswill win over just about any reader.' Jenny Shank,New West Network 'Engagingâ€¦Border Songsreflects the real-life enhanced national security that followed September 11thâ€¦The tone is sometimes humorous, at other times satirical, but always with a sense of secret bemusementâ€¦Underlying is a theme of a disappearing way of life and a joyful song to the survival of nature and the young at heart.' The Washington Times 'This astutely observed, wryly funny novel should be required readingâ€¦ skillfully weaves emotional threads throughout and, at precisely the right moments, he yanks heartstrings.' Mike Doherty,National Post(Canada) 'Mr. 'Whimsical, sensitive and full of heartâ€¦The sense of place the author creates is only possible through humility, a slowed-down attentiveness and sensitivity to nature.' Christian Martin,Cascadia Weekly 'Splendid, funny, remarkableâ€¦ wonderfully quirky, all-too-human, tender and uproarious novel.' Sam Coale,The Providence Journal 'Rich, imaginativeâ€¦written with humor, striking imagery, and colorful characters,, ridiculous though they can be, never come across as less than fully human.

Border songs by jim lynch