Wroblewski, David,

The story of Edgar Sawtelle : a novel / David Wroblewski - 1st edition - 566 pages ; 24 cm - New York Times best sellers .

Part I. Forte's Children: A Handful of Leaves -- Almondine -- Signs -- Edgar -- Every Nook and Cranny -- The Stray -- The Litter -- Essence -- A Thin Sigh -- Storm -- Part II. Three Griefs: Funeral -- The Letters from Fortunate Fields -- Lessons and Dreams -- Almondine -- The Fight -- Epi's Stand -- Courtship -- In the Rain -- Part III. What Hands Do: Awakening -- Smoke -- Hangman -- A Way to Know for Sure -- Driving Lesson -- Trudy -- Popcorn Corners -- The Texan -- Part IV. Chequamegon: Flight -- Pirates -- Outside Lute -- Henry -- Ordinary -- Engine No. 6615 -- Glen Papineau -- Wind -- Return -- Almondine -- Part V. Poison: Edgar -- Trudy -- Edgar -- Glen Paineau -- Edgar -- Trudy -- Edgar -- Glen Paineau -- Edgar -- Trudy -- Edgar -- Claude -- Edgar -- Claude -- Edgar -- Claude -- Trudy -- The Sawtelle Dogs

A tale reminiscent of "Hamlet" that also celebrates the alliance between humans and dogs follows speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father's death

Oprah Book Club selection, September 2008

9780061374227 0061374229 9780061768064 0061768065 9780061374234 0061374237

2008276076


Human-animal relationships--Fiction
Fratricide--Fiction
Speech disorders--Fiction


Wisconsin--Fiction
Wisconsin--Fiction


Domestic fiction
Adventure fiction.
Domestic fiction.

PS3623.R63 / S76 2008

813/.6

Wroblewski, D

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