The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Paperback by David Wroblewski

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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Paperback by David Wroblewski

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Tags: Fiction, Oprah, Sagas

Product Details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anchor Canada (Sept. 8 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385664796
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780385664790
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 522 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16 x 3.05 x 23.39 cm

Beautifully written and elegantly paced, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a coming-of-age novel about the power of the land and the past to shape our lives. It is a riveting tale of retribution, inhabited by empathic animals, prophetic dreams, second sight, and vengeful ghosts.
 
Born mute, Edgar Sawtelle feels separate from the people around him but is able to establish profound bonds with the animals who share his home and his name: his family raises a fictional breed of exceptionally perceptive and affable dogs. Soon after his father's sudden death, Edgar is stunned to learn that his mother has already moved on as his uncle Claude quickly becomes part of their lives. Reeling from the sudden changes to his quiet existence, Edgar flees into the forests surrounding his Wisconsin home accompanied by three dogs. Soon he is caught in a struggle for survival — the only thing that will prepare him for his return home.



About Author

David Wroblewski grew up in Wisconsin, not far from the Chequamegon National Forest, the setting for EDGAR SAWTELLE. For years his family owned and operated Cary Valley Kennels. David earned an MFA in Creative Writing in 1998 from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers, where he was privileged to study under Rick Russo, Margot Livesey, Joan Silber, Ehud Havazelet and Wilton Barnhardt. He has also studied with short story author and Pushcart Prize winner Robert McBrearty, and the novelist Robert Boswell. In 1999, the Vermont Studio Center awarded David a full fellowship to continue work on Edgar Sawtelle. His story “Candy and Wheeler” appeared in The Long Story, No. 14, Spring 1996.


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