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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.
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Fiction, Speech disorders in fiction, Human-animal relationships, Speech disorders, Fratricide in fiction, Human-animal relationships in fiction, Wisconsin in fiction, Fratricide, Drama, Literature, Fiction, family life, general, Wisconsin, fiction, People with disabilities, fiction, Large type booksPlaces
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
2008, HarperCollins
Electronic resource
in English
0061662933 9780061662935
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The story of Edgar Sawtelle: a novel
2008, HarperLuxe
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0061768081 9780061768088
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel
June 10, 2008, Ecco
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0061374229 9780061374227
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