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The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
Brady Udall
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Description for The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
Paperback. Half Apache and mostly orphaned, Edgar Presley Mint's trials begin on an Arizona reservation at the age of seven, when the mailman's jeep accidentally runs over his head. Shunted from the hospital to a school for delinquents to a Mormon foster family, comedy, pain and trouble accompany Edgar through a string of larger-than-life experiences. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Half Apache and mostly orphaned, the adventures of Edgar Presley Mint begin on an Arizona reservation at the age of seven, when the mailman's jeep accidentally runs over his head.
Shunted from the hospital to a reform school to a Mormon foster family, comedy and trouble accompany Edgar - the irresistible innocent who never truly loses heart, and whose quest for the mailman leads him to an unexpected home.
This riveting picaresque novel has become an international best-seller.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099286769
SKU
V9780099286769
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About Brady Udall
Brady Udall is the author of Letting Loose the Hounds and, most recently, The Lonely Polygamist. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, Playboy, GQ and Esquire, and his stories and essays have been featured on National Public Radio's This American Life. He teaches in the MFA program at Boise State University, and lives in Boise, Idaho and Teasdale, ... Read more
Reviews for The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
Original and sympathetic... Like John Iriving he draws credible, emotionally engaging characters, who find themselves afflicted by the oddest and most unexpected of mishaps... One of those rare novels that is so touching and so odd, you couldn't make it up
The Times
One of the most enjoyable reads of the year
Time Out
Peopled with ... Read more
The Times
One of the most enjoyable reads of the year
Time Out
Peopled with ... Read more