Join us! We'll be discussing the New York Times Best Seller and Oprah Book Club Pick The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.
Oprah wrote: A CLASSIC IN THE MAKING: Whether you read for the beauty of language or for the intricacies of plot, you will easily fall in love with this generous, lovely debut novel. This is a tale set in rural Wisconsin in the first half of the 20th century, on a farm where the Sawtelles raise a fictional breed of dog. The dogs color the text with larger meaning yet remain tangibly real, deeply believable as dogs. Edgar is the mute boy who raises them, a mesmerizing fictional hero, primitive and wise. There are passages of language here that make you pause and read again with luxuriant pleasure. The plot is dynamic as Edgar tries to avenge his father's death and his paternal uncle's new place in the affections of his mother. The scope of this book, its psychological insight and lyrical mastery, make it one of the best novels of the year, and a perfect, comforting joy of a book.
