Idaho: A Novel

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER ò A stunning debut novel about love and forgiveness, about the violence of memory and the equal violence of its lossùfrom O. Henry Prizeûwinning author Emily Ruskovich WINNER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOK AWARD ò WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD ò NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED Ann and Wade have carved out a life for themselves from a rugged landscape in northern Idaho, where they are bound together by more than love. With her husbandÆs memory fading, Ann attempts to piece together the truth of what happened to WadeÆs first wife, Jenny, and to their daughters. In a story written in exquisite prose and told from multiple perspectivesùincluding Ann, Wade, and Jenny, now in prisonùwe gradually learn of the mysterious and shocking act that fractured Wade and Jenny's lives, of the love and compassion that brought Ann and Wade together, and of the memories that reverberate through the lives of every character in Idaho. In a wild emotional and physical landscape, WadeÆs past becomes the center of AnnÆs imagination, as Ann becomes determined to understand the family she never knewùand to take responsibility for them, reassembling their lives, and her own. FINALIST FOR: International Dylan Thomas Prize ò Edgar First Novel Award ò Young Lions Fiction Award ôYou know youÆre in masterly hands here. [Emily] RuskovichÆs language is itself a consolation, as she subtly posits the troubling thought that only decency can save us. . . . RuskovichÆs novel will remind many readers of the great Idaho novel, Marilynne RobinsonÆs Housekeeping. . . . [A] wrenching and beautiful book.öùThe New York Times Book Review (EditorsÆ Choice) ôSensuous, exquisitely crafted.öùThe Wall Street Journal ôThe first thing you should know about Idaho, the shatteringly original debut by O. Henry Prize winner Emily Ruskovich, is that it upturns everything you think you know about story. . . . You could read Idaho just for the sheer beauty of the prose, the expert way Ruskovich makes everything strange and yet absolutely familiar.öùSan Francisco Chronicle ôMesmerizing . . . [an] eerie story about what the heart is capable of fathoming and what the hand is capable of executing.öùMarie Claire ôIdaho is a wonderful debut. Ruskovich knows how to build a page-turner from the opening paragraph.öùFt. Worth Star-Telegram

• | Author: Emily Ruskovich
• | Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
• | Publication Date: Nov 07, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0812984463
• | ISBN-13: 9780812984460