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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Publication date
April 8, 2014
Pages
451
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781571311061
ISBN-10
1571311068
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
A Piece of the World: A Novel | Driftless | Commonwealth | Circling the Sun | A Man Called Ove | We Are Water | Rock Island Line | The Easter House | The Last Fair Deal Going Down
A Piece of the World: A Novel | Driftless | Commonwealth | Circling the Sun | A Man Called Ove | We Are Water | Rock Island Line | The Easter House | The Last Fair Deal Going Down
Summaries and Reviews
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From a masterful storyteller, comes a Midwestern epic that illuminates the majestic in the commonplace.
When David Rhodes burst onto the American literary scene in the 1970s, he was hailed as Âa brilliant visionaryâ (John Gardner), and compared to Sherwood Anderson and Marilynne Robinson. In Driftless, his Âmost accomplished work yetâ (Joseph Kanon), Rhodes brought Words, WI, to life in a way that resonated with readers across the country. Now with Jewelweed, this beloved author returns to the same out-of-the-way hamlet and introduces a cast of characters who all find themselves charged with overcoming the burdens left by the past, sometimes with the help of peach preserves or pie.
After serving time for a dubious conviction, Blake Bookchester is paroled and returns home. The story of Blakeâs hometown is one of challenge, change, and redemption, of outsiders and of limitations, and simultaneously one of supernatural happenings and of great love. Each of Rhodesâs charactersÂflawed, deeply human, and ultimately universalÂapproach the future with a combination of hope and trepidation, increasingly mindful of the importance of community to their individual lives. Rich with a sense of empathy and wonder, Jewelweed offers a vision in which the ordinary becomes mythical.
When David Rhodes burst onto the American literary scene in the 1970s, he was hailed as Âa brilliant visionaryâ (John Gardner), and compared to Sherwood Anderson and Marilynne Robinson. In Driftless, his Âmost accomplished work yetâ (Joseph Kanon), Rhodes brought Words, WI, to life in a way that resonated with readers across the country. Now with Jewelweed, this beloved author returns to the same out-of-the-way hamlet and introduces a cast of characters who all find themselves charged with overcoming the burdens left by the past, sometimes with the help of peach preserves or pie.
After serving time for a dubious conviction, Blake Bookchester is paroled and returns home. The story of Blakeâs hometown is one of challenge, change, and redemption, of outsiders and of limitations, and simultaneously one of supernatural happenings and of great love. Each of Rhodesâs charactersÂflawed, deeply human, and ultimately universalÂapproach the future with a combination of hope and trepidation, increasingly mindful of the importance of community to their individual lives. Rich with a sense of empathy and wonder, Jewelweed offers a vision in which the ordinary becomes mythical.
Editions
Hardcover
from Milkweed Editions (May 14, 2013)
9781571311009 | details & prices | 449 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $26.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Milkweed Editions (April 8, 2014)
9781571311061 | details & prices | 451 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $16.00
About: From a masterful storyteller, comes a Midwestern epic that illuminates the majestic in the commonplace.
About: From a masterful storyteller, comes a Midwestern epic that illuminates the majestic in the commonplace.
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