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Book Description: Ecco. 1 Cloth(s), 2008. hard. Book Condition: New. (2008 Oprah's Book Club Selection) At once literary and entertaining, fantastic and tangibly real, David Wroblewski's beautifully written debut novel impressed seasoned authors and staid reviewers. "This remarkable hybrid seems like an impossibility: an American Hamlet, both ghost story and melodrama, a coming-of-age tale, a hymn to the land—and, central to it all, some of the best writing about the inner lives of dogs anywhere," assays poet Mark Doty, author of the memoir Dog Years. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a woolly, unlikely, daring book, and wildly satisfying." Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm, raising and training an amazing breed of dog that the Sawtelles have bred for generations, and with whom Edgar communicates on an intuitive level. But the return of family scoundrel Uncle Claude leads to the death of Edgar's father, and eventually to Edgar's self-exile to the wild with three pups."I flat-out loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, and spent twelve happy evenings immersed in the world David Wroblewski has created. As I neared the end, I kept finding excuses to put the book aside for a little, not because I didn't like it, but because I liked it too much; I didn't want it to end. I closed the book with that regret readers feel only after experiencing the best stories: It's over, you think, and I won't read another one this good for a long, long time. In truth, there's never been a book quite like The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. I thought of Hamlet when I was reading it, and Watership Down, and The Night of the Hunter, and The Life of Pi—but halfway through, I put all comparisons aside and let it just be itself. Wonderful, mysterious, long and satisfying: readers who pick up this novel are going to enter a richer world. I envy them the trip. I don't re-read many books, because life is too short. I will be re-reading this one."—Stephen King 566. Bookseller Inventory # 23957

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Book Description: New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ecco Pr, 2008. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. THE TOP LEFT COVER IS DAMAGED AND ALSO THE JACKET THE REST OF THE BOOK ISIN LIKE NEW CONDITION-. Bookseller Inventory # 47 2 2

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Book Description: 2008. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 165mm x 44mm x 237mm. Hardcover. Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 566 pages. 0.848. Bookseller Inventory # 9780061768064

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Book Description: Ecco Press, United States, 2008. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 237 x 165 mm. Brand New Book. Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm--and into Edgar's mother's affections.Grief-stricken and bewildered, Edgar tries to prove Claude played a role in his father's death, but his plan backfires--spectacularly. Forced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who follow him. But his need to face his father's murderer and his devotion to the Sawtelle dogs turn Edgar ever homeward.David Wroblewski is a master storyteller, and his breathtaking scenes--the elemental north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic American barn, a fateful vision rendered in the falling rain--create a riveting family saga, a brilliant exploration of the limits of language, and a compulsively readable modern classic. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9780061768064

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Book Description: Ecco, New York, 2008. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. First edition thus. 1st (Oprah edition)/ 1st printing. F/f. As new & unread. SIGNED by Wroblewski on ftp. Bookseller Inventory # sdb10114

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