THE STORY OF EDGAR SWATELLE

A literary debut of stark and striking brilliance of a coming-of-agestory, set in the remote wilderness of northern Wisconsin. A literarydebut of stark and striking brilliance - a coming-of-age story, set in theremote wilderness of northern Wisconsin. Born mute and able to communicateonly by sign, the brilliant Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with hisparents Gar and Trudy. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised andtrained a breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomised byAlmondine, Edgar's lifelong companion. But when his beloved fathermysteriously dies, Edgar blames himself, if only because his muteness lefthim unable to summon help. Grief-stricken and bewildered by his mother'sdesperate affair with her dead husband's brother, Edgar's world unravelsone 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 theSawtelle dogs, turn Edgar ever homeward. When he returns, nothing is as heexpects, and Edgar must choose between revenge or preserving his familylegacy!