Story of Edgar Sawtelle will be our book to be discussed September 30th. We discuss our books at Cafenara at 7 pm.
From the Publisher:
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 remarkable gift for companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar’s lifelong friend and ally. Edgar seems poised to carry on his family’s traditions, but when catastrophe strikes, he finds his once-peaceful home engulfed in turmoil.
Forced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the Sawtelle farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who accompany him, until the day he is forced to choose between leaving forever or returning home to confront the mysteries he has left unsolved.
Filled with breathtaking scenes—the elemental north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic American barn, a fateful vision rendered in the falling rain—The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a meditation on the limits of language and what lies beyond, a brilliantly inventive retelling of an ancient story, and an epic tale of devotion, betrayal, and courage in the American heartland.
Please join us. See you September.
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I hope you enjoy Edgar Sawtelle. It is a very deep, disturbing and yet fascinating novel. It is one of those books that I’d get mad at, set it down and swear I wasn’t going to read ONE MORE PAGE. Then, 15 minutes later I was back, entranced by the pages and desperately needing to know what happened NEXT! The author definitely knows dogs and their mannerisms. The animals are fully-developed characters in and of their own right.The parallels between it and Hamlet are haunting, and to me, illustrate conflict and passion in a way I can relate to on a much deeper level.
Posted on July 30th, 2010 at 4:00 PM
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