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Touch
Alexi Zentner
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Description for Touch
Paperback. In Sawgamet, a gold mining village gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the schoolhouse thermometer and the dangers of working in the cuts are overshadowed by the mysteries and magic lurking in the woods. On the eve of his mother's funeral, Stephen, a priest, sits to write her eulogy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 198.
In Sawgamet, a gold mining village gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the schoolhouse thermometer, and the dangers of working in the cuts are overshadowed by the mysteries and magic lurking in the woods.
On the eve of his mother's funeral, Stephen, a priest, sits to write her eulogy. It is thirty years since his grandfather returned to Sawgamet with a bundle of bones in search of his beloved, long-dead wife. As the evening turns into night and memories of his childhood begin to haunt him, like his grandfather Stephen must confront the losses ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099549260
SKU
V9780099549260
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Ref
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About Alexi Zentner
Alexi Zentner was born in Ontario, Canada, and currently lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife and two daughters. He has had short stories published in various American magazines and anthologies, including The 2008 O. Henry Prize Stories, The Atlantic Monthly and Tin House. Touch is his first novel.
Reviews for Touch
A stunning and provocative debut
Tea Obreht, author of
The Tiger's Wife
A remarkable novel, full of mystery and beauty, it chills you to the bone and then warms your heart
Mary Lawson, author of THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE A ravishing and phantasmagorical tale, written with the elegance and quiet menace of snowfall
... Read more
Tea Obreht, author of
The Tiger's Wife
A remarkable novel, full of mystery and beauty, it chills you to the bone and then warms your heart
Mary Lawson, author of THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE A ravishing and phantasmagorical tale, written with the elegance and quiet menace of snowfall
... Read more