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On a farm in remote northern Wisconsin, the mute and brilliant Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar`s lifelong companion. But when his beloved father mysteriously dies, Edgar blames himself, if only because his muteness left him unable to summon help.
Grief-stricken and bewildered by his mother`s desperate affair with her dead husband`s brother, Edgar`s world unravels one spring night when, in the falling rain, he sees his father`s ghost. After a botched attempt to prove that his uncle orchestrated Gar`s death, Edgar flees into the Chequamegon wilderness leading three yearling dogs.
Yet his need to face his father`s murderer, and his devotion to the Sawtelle dogs, turn Edgar ever homeward. When he returns, nothing is as he expects, and Edgar must choose between revenge or preserving his family legacy…
`I flat-out loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle… I`m pretty sure this book is going to be a bestseller… Wonderful, mysterious, long and satisfying… I don`t re-read many books, because life is too short. I will be re-reading this one.` Stephen King
ISBN-9780007303960
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Pages : 576
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