“[An] outstanding debut...Rowland’s examination of family dynamics is poignant and revealing....” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A heartfelt debut...[An] unpretentious, involving story told with unfaltering authority.” - Kirkus Reviews
“Like Norman McLean’s A River Runs Through It,...Rowland...brings [Montana’s] unique beauty alive....Good reading.” - Denver Post
“Compelling. Cinematic. A fine first novel about the strength of family.” - San Francisco Weekly
“Russell Rowland’s In Open Spaces is as good as it gets...a powerful book.” - C.J. Box, author of Open Season and Savage Run
“A family epic that has a muted elegance.…A gracefully understated novel.” - New York Times Book Review
